Yes. We need postal service, but not every day. It would be a bummer for Netflix, but Monday, Wednesday, and Friday would be fine for the important stuff. And anything more urgent can be sent via Fedex letter or other means.
Some, probably, because you can sell one track digitally and avoid the cost of producing a physical CD. But still, the more music you produce, the more you'll sell.
You will if your job requires it, and you want to keep your job. Last time I was on a full time salary, we didn't get any overtime pay, yet I believe the company billed their customers for all hours worked. I just chalked it up to paying for vacation and sick days, because the salaries were fairly generous.
It's not unprecedented. Kodak used to sell a very pretty gold-colored AA battery. I haven't seen any in years, but they used to be my favorite. Now I use Energizer, because gold > silver > copper.:)
There's no off-the-shelf software I've seen that makes document search and retrieval easy. Even for pictures. Sure, there is software that will do it, but it's usually silly or clumsy.
It's sad, though, that the federal government can't hire people to do a job right.
Statistics aren't really necessary. If a drone can accidentally bomb someone, then obviously it can crash into a building. Even if a drone CAN'T accidentally bomb someone, it can still obviously crash into a building.
Personally, I love the idea of a driverless highway system. Of course there are good applications for flight drones also. But I don't think our quality control is nearly up to par yet.
That being said, I'll feel better if a drone is fully manned by a remote operator on the ground who has a similar level of visibility and control as a real pilot. Is that a reasonable requirement, or does it defeat the purpose?
These days, I think it works quite well when the vocabulary is very small (i.e, phone systems). It does depend on your voice and your phone, of course. As a general dictation tool, no, voice recolonization doesn't work worth a damn,
IVR: "First, let's see if we can diagnose your Internet connection".
Me: "Representative".
IVR: "Okay, I can definitely get someone on the line for you, but first..."
Me: "Representative".
IVR: (in a slightly defeated tone) "Alright, please hold while I get someone on the line for you".
How hard is it to write a DNS server without any vulnerabilities? I know it's complex, but still, come on. It's only the backbone of the Internet we're talking about.
It's impossible to tell if it's an original or a copy, but it doesn't matter to the buyer.
But it matters to the copyright holder.
You could download the "original" to a removable media, then sell it on that removable media.
You can't download an original. Upon transfer, it becomes a copy. You're granted the right to use the legal copy, but not to sell it or give it away. It might sound like I'm nitpicking, but I think it's how copyright law has always worked, and it draws a thick line between legal and illegal uses.
It's a bit different. With books and CD's, you can usually tell the difference between a store-bought "original" and a home-made copy. You're only re-selling the original. But with digital files, the only way you can re-sell it (as an individual, not a licensed music seller) is to make a copy of it and sell the copy.
I hate to say it, but RIAA is right on this one. You can't re-sell a copy of someone's music. And a digital file is a copy, even if it's your only one. You can sell an original CD because it's a tangible piece of merchandise, like a toaster.
As for the honor system, it would be nice if it worked that way. But it doesn't.
Yes, upload speed is the big problem. I would trade my 18x1.5 for a 9x3 if I could. I know my service is capable of it, it's just a matter of policy. The 1.5 is acceptable, but not abundant.
Slashdot Mirror
The government is standing in the way of IPv6 adoption? I didn't even realize.
3 day a week delivery
Yes. We need postal service, but not every day. It would be a bummer for Netflix, but Monday, Wednesday, and Friday would be fine for the important stuff. And anything more urgent can be sent via Fedex letter or other means.
We still have a local record store. It's called Borders.
Oh, wait.....
Won't all artists then be one or two hit wonders?
Some, probably, because you can sell one track digitally and avoid the cost of producing a physical CD. But still, the more music you produce, the more you'll sell.
On the other hand, if you're working for hourly pay, then I say there's no logical reason to limit your pay to 40 hours a week.
..who will work overtime, if it's not paid?
You will if your job requires it, and you want to keep your job. Last time I was on a full time salary, we didn't get any overtime pay, yet I believe the company billed their customers for all hours worked. I just chalked it up to paying for vacation and sick days, because the salaries were fairly generous.
It's not unprecedented. Kodak used to sell a very pretty gold-colored AA battery. I haven't seen any in years, but they used to be my favorite. Now I use Energizer, because gold > silver > copper. :)
There's no off-the-shelf software I've seen that makes document search and retrieval easy. Even for pictures. Sure, there is software that will do it, but it's usually silly or clumsy.
It's sad, though, that the federal government can't hire people to do a job right.
"see and avoid"
What about TCAS? I'm not that familiar with the technology, but it seems like it should be relatively simple to implement on an unmanned craft.
Statistics aren't really necessary. If a drone can accidentally bomb someone, then obviously it can crash into a building. Even if a drone CAN'T accidentally bomb someone, it can still obviously crash into a building.
Personally, I love the idea of a driverless highway system. Of course there are good applications for flight drones also. But I don't think our quality control is nearly up to par yet.
That being said, I'll feel better if a drone is fully manned by a remote operator on the ground who has a similar level of visibility and control as a real pilot. Is that a reasonable requirement, or does it defeat the purpose?
I'll correct myself: "Life is so much easier with a package manager".
:)
But I do prefer the word "yum" over "apt-get". Especially since "apt-get install" seems like a redundant statement.
wasting time to compile software is so 90's
Agreed. Life is so much easier with RPM.
Wow, did I really type that? Yes, recognition.
These days, I think it works quite well when the vocabulary is very small (i.e, phone systems). It does depend on your voice and your phone, of course. As a general dictation tool, no, voice recolonization doesn't work worth a damn,
My favorite was the IVR at a certain cable ISP:
IVR: "First, let's see if we can diagnose your Internet connection".
Me: "Representative".
IVR: "Okay, I can definitely get someone on the line for you, but first..."
Me: "Representative".
IVR: (in a slightly defeated tone) "Alright, please hold while I get someone on the line for you".
I'd love to see it done in PHP. Anything to avoid running a Tomcat installation would be useful.
Exactly. Where's the gene that says I might have a decent shot at bowling, but other than that, stick to the computer?
A person might be on call 24/7, but if that means more than a few calls a year at night then something isn't right.
Yes. My cell phone hardly rings anymore, but I can still use 24/7 on-call as a reason to get out of jury duty.
monolithic hosts file is looking pretty good at the moment
Yeah, and when my car runs out of gas I'll just push it wherever I want to go.
someone streaming IP over DNS
If I owned a gun...
How hard is it to write a DNS server without any vulnerabilities? I know it's complex, but still, come on. It's only the backbone of the Internet we're talking about.
It's impossible to tell if it's an original or a copy, but it doesn't matter to the buyer.
But it matters to the copyright holder.
You could download the "original" to a removable media, then sell it on that removable media.
You can't download an original. Upon transfer, it becomes a copy. You're granted the right to use the legal copy, but not to sell it or give it away. It might sound like I'm nitpicking, but I think it's how copyright law has always worked, and it draws a thick line between legal and illegal uses.
It's a bit different. With books and CD's, you can usually tell the difference between a store-bought "original" and a home-made copy. You're only re-selling the original. But with digital files, the only way you can re-sell it (as an individual, not a licensed music seller) is to make a copy of it and sell the copy.
I hate to say it, but RIAA is right on this one. You can't re-sell a copy of someone's music. And a digital file is a copy, even if it's your only one. You can sell an original CD because it's a tangible piece of merchandise, like a toaster.
As for the honor system, it would be nice if it worked that way. But it doesn't.
Yes, upload speed is the big problem. I would trade my 18x1.5 for a 9x3 if I could. I know my service is capable of it, it's just a matter of policy. The 1.5 is acceptable, but not abundant.