In the 1950s, when the public was first becoming aware of computers, computers were considered to be large calculators. They could do math. They could be used by the IRS to compute your taxes or by the military to analyze sensor inputs and guide missiles. Few people could envision a future where computers could manipulate strings, images, sounds and communicate in the many ways that we now enjoy.
But today we have all those unimaginable benefits but one: They can't really do math well. Oh, the irony!
My brother is an audiophile. I can't imagine he'll ever use Bluetooth headphones. But I, OTOH, can accept reasonable sound quality. Bluetooth works with all my devices effortlessly and the quality of sound is better than any of the speakers on those devices.
Most nights I'll watch a TV show or movie with my headphones, especially if they are from the UK in accents that I struggle to understand- they are much more clear on the 'phones. When I'm on a bus or train or waiting for someone at the county jail, the BT 'phones are a blessing, giving me quality content while filtering external noise. The obvious headphones discourage people from trying to talk to me too. Perhaps the biggest blessing is NO WIRES pulling and getting tangled everywhere. And I'm not an audio snob who has to hear the latest pop music with super high quality electrostatic headphones. So brother- take your ancient 3.5mm jack and shove it!
The car is in treatment. Due to patient confidentiality, no official statement was available. Informed sources claim that it is in a severely depressed state but expected to recover.
Secrecy is important to the bottom line of a creative corporation. A computer company that makes clones using generic parts has no need of secrecy. A company that actually invests heavily in new ideas has an interest in secrecy. They need time to test and validate those ideas before presenting them to market in a useful form. Leaks to competitors are a serious problem and they must take many precautions against that. Untimely leaks to the public can damage their marketing plan also creating a financial loss.
A CEO has only one responsibility in a US corporation: to maximize return to shareholders. If he fails to consider such costs he does not deserve the position.
Aren't they cute tho? I think French people are adorable with their sweet language and yummy foods and fetching fashions too! Everyone should own a French person. Or two in Utah.
But really, there is an aura around France and French things that doesn't exist elsewhere (Brasil is close). It makes economic sense to protect, preserve, promote that aura just as it makes sense for Germany and the US to put some things behind them. If they want a 'pure' language, they're welcome to try and many people do appreciate the effort.
The power of a patent is confounding. Many people think of it as a way to protect a product that you will sell. It's sorta the opposite: A patent simply prevents others from using the thing. In many cases, there is no intention to create a product at all; only to prevent others. This may be one of those cases.
Looking only at motivation, one must note that Kaspersky was a financially successful company with a bright future in an increasingly critical industry. They owed that to a growing reputation (and a lowered reputation for some competitors). What incentive would motivate them to sell out to any government? The only thing I can think of is (1) A death threat, or (2) a greater amount of money than their expected future profits. I doubt either 1 or 2 and I think it illogical for Kaspersky to break trust that was so valuable to them.
But what about the motivation of the US government? They look bad with so much failure to deal with leaks and malware. And what does any government do to deflect blame? They find a scapegoat! Kaspersky looks like an easy target, especially with the Russia scare. And the American public loves to jump on that sort of bandwagon.
"OnePlus Customers Report Credit Card Fraud After Buying From the Company's Website"
or "OnePlus customers report credit card fraud after buying from the company's website"
Which is easier to read? Which is pretentious? Why does Slashdot need to be pretentious? Year after year they assault us with these stupid 1920 style headlines that are hard to decode.
My city has an urban population of about 3 million. The vast majority of us live in apartments and condominiums. The remaining single family homes are converted to higher density housing when the owners die off. These condos and apts are traditionally required to provide one or 1.5 parking spaces per unit; in most cases that's almost entirely outdoor offstreet uncovered parking. Residents with more than one car must park in the street (if they can find a space).
Urban planners say that density must increase to preserve open space elsewhere. Bicycle paths are taking the place of parking spaces and mass transit is encouraged. Fewer parking spaces are required for new buildings under construction.
So the question is: where will these 3 million people charge their EVs?
In fact an electric car is not an option in urban areas. Even if your property manager could provide a charging unit, how would it be metered and billed to you? Who would maintain it in a mostly public space where vandals and theft could be a problem?
Many urbanites will choose Uber or Lyft, but Ford's electric auto sales will not reach the inner city. Privately owned EVs are only practical in suburban & rural single-family home areas.
'OK' is known around the world and means the same. It's often associated with affirmative sign language. I haven't the energy to spend on research but I assume someone here has. So speak up- tell us what it stands for, tell us why, tell us origins, tell us how it spread. Use a scholarly analysis to get your mod points up to 3 so I'll see your post.
Other than that 'Coca Cola' is one of the best known words worldwide. I've seen it on a billboard deep in a Philippine jungle where it was used as the wall of a house high up on stilts.
... cost more than $300 million last year, far surpassing the previous record...
Yes but you are ignoring the savings! Don't forget that we completely ignored the devastation in Puerto Rico, thereby saving at least 100 million. As long as we can ignore the discomfort of certain classes of citizens we can manage costs effectively.
I hope they noticed my car, in front of my home, on election day. Like millions of others I vote by mail. Furthermore, there is probably an identifiable class of people who do that. A clear understanding of that segment of voters would interest those who pay for such studies more than the results of this ridiculous experiment.
Let them do what they want- I won't be using Google News as long as they waste my screen space and my time. Why do they need three columns, two of which are mostly empty, for their presentation? Why do they need, in addition to the three columns, a header and a footer? Why do I only get 4 headlines per page-down, on a page 4 feet long?
Yes Slashdot and many other sites are also guilty. But you might expect Google to be more thoughtful; to offer some design leadership.
"Google can scrape the site and show the product offered in all these sites. "
This can be difficult. I don't know about others, but Costco products often have special UPC codes (identifiers). The same item from the mfgr has a different number which is also used by smaller retailers. If Amazon & Walmart do likewise with special codes, it will be harder to compare prices with a Google search. And that's the whole point, of course.
The $10,000 debt that you don't pay will be sold to a collection agency for maybe $7,000. The collection agency will use their tricks to get you to pay the full amount. They are merciless. They will call you at dinnertime, they will use strong language and they don't care that you are still sick and poor and at death's door.
The next step is your credit rating- yup, it's gone. At least for the next ten years, if you live that long. And when the collection agency gives up, they'll sell your debt to another agency for $2,000. And they will begin the routine anew.
This is capitalism at work. Vultures are part of the ecosystem.
There seems to be a tendency among animal lovers to be anti-social. Whether it's fear of people or insecurity or introversion is unclear. I know of no science that confirms this, but many people do- even pet owners.
Perhaps to a lesser extent, it seems that gregarious party animals aren't particularly interested in four-legged animals. What do you think?
Copycats should be ashamed. There is an assertion, an assumption that these conventions are a celebration of art and creativity. They tend to attract some of the most creative people and publishers in certain genre - - - and they can't come up with an original name?
I'm trying real hard to think of a government that would NOT do such things. Maybe Norway? Is there any country where government officials are not far more wealthy than the citizens? Any country where government officials are not exempt from the laws that apply to citizens? Any country where government officials don't receive a lifetime income for their short term in power?
They probably have a windmill generator on the roof, so as they speed through the ocean the wind recharges the batteries. If they go super fast, the extra generated power is used to create bitcoin, which in turn pays for the cost of the batteries and windmill.
I'm late to this party and I hope my question isn't redundant. (I'm asking for a friend)
What happens when you ARE home during the delivery? You might be relaxing in front of the big screen enjoying some righteous pron and getting your wrist exercise for the day. You might be doing your cosplay version of Princess Leia. You might be entertaining the stud next door through the back door. Or you might just be lying in your upchuck in a drunken stupor on the floor.
Not too worried about a delivery when I'm *not* home.
"wouldn't damage the buildings or cause casualties."
Unless a cooked brain is considered a casualty. Medium or well-done; how much does it take to disrupt neural pathways? How much does it take to disrupt circuit pathways?
Motivation: Who would be motivated to cause this? Does anyone benefit from it?
Dispersion: Have no Cubans suffered from similar symptoms? Has anyone bothered to check?
Location: Were all affected families living in the embassy? What other areas were 'attacked'?
The 'white matter' test evidence seems weak, just as the entire story is vague. Until our own government is honest about what they've found, it just seems like another conspiracy theory. The kind of vague rumor they create when they are contemplating an offensive action against a country.
Four centuries of official denial have not satisfied independent investigators of the Bermuda Triangle. From the time of Shakespeare (The Tempest) to the space age, no official body will admit that the anomalies that occur in that area are of extraterrestrial origin. Even NASA will not acknowledge their measurements and probes showing the shifting and expanding of the Triangle with the ozone layer and global warming.
Is it any surprise that innocent, non-spying diplomats are suffering due to official refusal to admit the influence of alien powers over this area? Expect the zombification to continue.
Slashdot Mirror
In the 1950s, when the public was first becoming aware of computers, computers were considered to be large calculators. They could do math. They could be used by the IRS to compute your taxes or by the military to analyze sensor inputs and guide missiles. Few people could envision a future where computers could manipulate strings, images, sounds and communicate in the many ways that we now enjoy.
But today we have all those unimaginable benefits but one: They can't really do math well. Oh, the irony!
My brother is an audiophile. I can't imagine he'll ever use Bluetooth headphones. But I, OTOH, can accept reasonable sound quality. Bluetooth works with all my devices effortlessly and the quality of sound is better than any of the speakers on those devices.
Most nights I'll watch a TV show or movie with my headphones, especially if they are from the UK in accents that I struggle to understand- they are much more clear on the 'phones. When I'm on a bus or train or waiting for someone at the county jail, the BT 'phones are a blessing, giving me quality content while filtering external noise. The obvious headphones discourage people from trying to talk to me too. Perhaps the biggest blessing is NO WIRES pulling and getting tangled everywhere. And I'm not an audio snob who has to hear the latest pop music with super high quality electrostatic headphones. So brother- take your ancient 3.5mm jack and shove it!
Caution:
Never anthropomorphize smart cars. They hate it when you do that!
"how did the car react?"
The car is in treatment. Due to patient confidentiality, no official statement was available. Informed sources claim that it is in a severely depressed state but expected to recover.
Secrecy is important to the bottom line of a creative corporation. A computer company that makes clones using generic parts has no need of secrecy. A company that actually invests heavily in new ideas has an interest in secrecy. They need time to test and validate those ideas before presenting them to market in a useful form. Leaks to competitors are a serious problem and they must take many precautions against that. Untimely leaks to the public can damage their marketing plan also creating a financial loss.
A CEO has only one responsibility in a US corporation: to maximize return to shareholders. If he fails to consider such costs he does not deserve the position.
Aren't they cute tho? I think French people are adorable with their sweet language and yummy foods and fetching fashions too! Everyone should own a French person. Or two in Utah.
But really, there is an aura around France and French things that doesn't exist elsewhere (Brasil is close). It makes economic sense to protect, preserve, promote that aura just as it makes sense for Germany and the US to put some things behind them. If they want a 'pure' language, they're welcome to try and many people do appreciate the effort.
The power of a patent is confounding. Many people think of it as a way to protect a product that you will sell. It's sorta the opposite: A patent simply prevents others from using the thing. In many cases, there is no intention to create a product at all; only to prevent others. This may be one of those cases.
Looking only at motivation, one must note that Kaspersky was a financially successful company with a bright future in an increasingly critical industry. They owed that to a growing reputation (and a lowered reputation for some competitors). What incentive would motivate them to sell out to any government? The only thing I can think of is (1) A death threat, or (2) a greater amount of money than their expected future profits. I doubt either 1 or 2 and I think it illogical for Kaspersky to break trust that was so valuable to them.
But what about the motivation of the US government? They look bad with so much failure to deal with leaks and malware. And what does any government do to deflect blame? They find a scapegoat! Kaspersky looks like an easy target, especially with the Russia scare. And the American public loves to jump on that sort of bandwagon.
"OnePlus Customers Report Credit Card Fraud After Buying From the Company's Website"
or
"OnePlus customers report credit card fraud after buying from the company's website"
Which is easier to read? Which is pretentious? Why does Slashdot need to be pretentious? Year after year they assault us with these stupid 1920 style headlines that are hard to decode.
My city has an urban population of about 3 million. The vast majority of us live in apartments and condominiums. The remaining single family homes are converted to higher density housing when the owners die off. These condos and apts are traditionally required to provide one or 1.5 parking spaces per unit; in most cases that's almost entirely outdoor offstreet uncovered parking. Residents with more than one car must park in the street (if they can find a space).
Urban planners say that density must increase to preserve open space elsewhere. Bicycle paths are taking the place of parking spaces and mass transit is encouraged. Fewer parking spaces are required for new buildings under construction.
So the question is: where will these 3 million people charge their EVs?
In fact an electric car is not an option in urban areas. Even if your property manager could provide a charging unit, how would it be metered and billed to you? Who would maintain it in a mostly public space where vandals and theft could be a problem?
Many urbanites will choose Uber or Lyft, but Ford's electric auto sales will not reach the inner city. Privately owned EVs are only practical in suburban & rural single-family home areas.
'OK' is known around the world and means the same. It's often associated with affirmative sign language. I haven't the energy to spend on research but I assume someone here has. So speak up- tell us what it stands for, tell us why, tell us origins, tell us how it spread. Use a scholarly analysis to get your mod points up to 3 so I'll see your post.
Other than that 'Coca Cola' is one of the best known words worldwide. I've seen it on a billboard deep in a Philippine jungle where it was used as the wall of a house high up on stilts.
... cost more than $300 million last year, far surpassing the previous record ...
Yes but you are ignoring the savings! Don't forget that we completely ignored the devastation in Puerto Rico, thereby saving at least 100 million. As long as we can ignore the discomfort of certain classes of citizens we can manage costs effectively.
I hope they noticed my car, in front of my home, on election day. Like millions of others I vote by mail. Furthermore, there is probably an identifiable class of people who do that. A clear understanding of that segment of voters would interest those who pay for such studies more than the results of this ridiculous experiment.
Let them do what they want- I won't be using Google News as long as they waste my screen space and my time. Why do they need three columns, two of which are mostly empty, for their presentation? Why do they need, in addition to the three columns, a header and a footer? Why do I only get 4 headlines per page-down, on a page 4 feet long?
Yes Slashdot and many other sites are also guilty. But you might expect Google to be more thoughtful; to offer some design leadership.
"Google can scrape the site and show the product offered in all these sites. "
This can be difficult. I don't know about others, but Costco products often have special UPC codes (identifiers). The same item from the mfgr has a different number which is also used by smaller retailers. If Amazon & Walmart do likewise with special codes, it will be harder to compare prices with a Google search. And that's the whole point, of course.
"And the rest of us absorb those costs"
Partly true. Actually, you will be billed.
The $10,000 debt that you don't pay will be sold to a collection agency for maybe $7,000. The collection agency will use their tricks to get you to pay the full amount. They are merciless. They will call you at dinnertime, they will use strong language and they don't care that you are still sick and poor and at death's door.
The next step is your credit rating- yup, it's gone. At least for the next ten years, if you live that long. And when the collection agency gives up, they'll sell your debt to another agency for $2,000. And they will begin the routine anew.
This is capitalism at work. Vultures are part of the ecosystem.
37 journalists have died this year trying to bring you truths that government hides.
WTF have YOU done for anyone?
There seems to be a tendency among animal lovers to be anti-social. Whether it's fear of people or insecurity or introversion is unclear. I know of no science that confirms this, but many people do- even pet owners.
Perhaps to a lesser extent, it seems that gregarious party animals aren't particularly interested in four-legged animals. What do you think?
Copycats should be ashamed. There is an assertion, an assumption that these conventions are a celebration of art and creativity. They tend to attract some of the most creative people and publishers in certain genre - - - and they can't come up with an original name?
Autocratic governments?
I'm trying real hard to think of a government that would NOT do such things. Maybe Norway? Is there any country where government officials are not far more wealthy than the citizens? Any country where government officials are not exempt from the laws that apply to citizens? Any country where government officials don't receive a lifetime income for their short term in power?
They're not stupid, you know.
They probably have a windmill generator on the roof, so as they speed through the ocean the wind recharges the batteries. If they go super fast, the extra generated power is used to create bitcoin, which in turn pays for the cost of the batteries and windmill.
Very clever those Chinese!
I'm late to this party and I hope my question isn't redundant. (I'm asking for a friend)
What happens when you ARE home during the delivery? You might be relaxing in front of the big screen enjoying some righteous pron and getting your wrist exercise for the day. You might be doing your cosplay version of Princess Leia. You might be entertaining the stud next door through the back door. Or you might just be lying in your upchuck in a drunken stupor on the floor.
Not too worried about a delivery when I'm *not* home.
"wouldn't damage the buildings or cause casualties."
Unless a cooked brain is considered a casualty. Medium or well-done; how much does it take to disrupt neural pathways? How much does it take to disrupt circuit pathways?
Motivation: Who would be motivated to cause this? Does anyone benefit from it?
Dispersion: Have no Cubans suffered from similar symptoms? Has anyone bothered to check?
Location: Were all affected families living in the embassy? What other areas were 'attacked'?
The 'white matter' test evidence seems weak, just as the entire story is vague. Until our own government is honest about what they've found, it just seems like another conspiracy theory. The kind of vague rumor they create when they are contemplating an offensive action against a country.
Four centuries of official denial have not satisfied independent investigators of the Bermuda Triangle. From the time of Shakespeare (The Tempest) to the space age, no official body will admit that the anomalies that occur in that area are of extraterrestrial origin. Even NASA will not acknowledge their measurements and probes showing the shifting and expanding of the Triangle with the ozone layer and global warming.
Is it any surprise that innocent, non-spying diplomats are suffering due to official refusal to admit the influence of alien powers over this area? Expect the zombification to continue.