If they can bill you for "thinking about your case" while sitting on the toilet, I'm pretty sure they could bill you for doing so while trolling the Slashdot threads.
The technology is coming anyway, the genie is almost out of the bottle for good.
The military knows they can't stop the genie from getting out of the bottle. They just want their three wishes first. If a technology provides an advantage in even one conflict, it is usually worth it from a military standpoint.
Normal -- Average invention, will sit and gather dust somewhere Offtopic -- Invention won't do what it claims Flamebait -- Violates known laws of physics Troll -- Attempt to steal another person's invention Redundant -- Has been "invented" before. Multiple times. Insightful -- What a cool invention! Also known as troll attractant. Interesting -- Not sure what it's used for, but fun to watch Informative -- Will be referred to in future inventions Funny -- It blows up when someone uses it Overrated -- Does something redundant, but with just one click! Underrated -- No one knows what it does, but it will form a completely new industry
I don't know, my password shows "******" whether or not I look at the screen. Unless you mean I should look at the screen, the light on the keyboard, my fingers, and the paper I might be transcribing simultaneously.
Better to put it out of range of the accidental finger.
I'd prefer a shift lock (located underneath the shift key) rather than a capslock next to the A. It would make it easier to type out comic book profanity !@@%!$%%^*&^!
Actually, we should just scrap capital letters altogether, and use a Shavian "naming dot" if we need to indicate proper names.
Their motivation is to prevent people from doing things that don't benefit Microsoft. Having an office suite or an OS integrated with a browser only helps Microsoft if they are the ones providing it. If people actually have a choice -- say, if their word processor was a slick web application rather than a CD "licensed" from MS -- it hurts their bottom line.
But how would you know it was marked if it's on the bottom? Do you periodically check the 1000th page of a google search you believe your site should show up under to see if it's marked "spyware!"?
Let's assume I have a commercial site. It normally comes up within the first two Google pages for a certain search. Suddenly, it doesn't come up even in the first three or four. Since it's my page, I could presumably craft a specific search to narrow things down. If I clicked on it and Google warned against spyware present on it, I would have a good idea what happened to its placement if such a rank-dropping method were in place.
But what if your site was somehow rated as "spyware-filled", when, in fact, it wasn't? Would you rather be flagged as dangerous, or would you rather be sent to the bottom? At least the flag can be ignored.
If Google reported my site as "spyware-filled" and it wasn't, I'd want Google to fix it. As long as they have a straightforward and reasonably quick process for dealing with false positives, I'd be glad if they moved spyware-filled sites to the bottom of the list, if not off the list altogether (perhaps by a check box, as mentioned in another post).
We'll know in a few years. If it still sells a few hundred copies per year a decade from now, in addition to all the other books that would normally go out of print in that time, it may prove one aspect of the thesis. If it's still available on print-per-order, then he would have disproved himself.
...or Devil's Advocate, a cabinet position. The opposing party (or parties) in Congress should be able to choose one person who has complete access to the President, including top-secret meetings, so they can A) Tell him he's acting like a moron (Caesar, you too are mortal), and B) Let people know if he continues to act like a moron.
For those that claim this would simply feed the 24-hour scandal cycle on news programs, if the President can't act like some guy upstairs is scrutinizing his every move -- despite claiming to be a Christian -- then he can darned well tolerate it when some guy from downstairs does the same thing. The Democrats would certainly broadcast every little misstep of a Republican President (and vice versa), but they would go to great pains to at least pretend they are being fair and patriotic. As it is, decisions that affect everyone are done in total secrecy, and checks and balances is being tossed by the wayside.
I've never understood this - what the hell is the point in airbrushing UFOs out of photographs? Just take the bloody photographs when the UFOs have moved on and release those instead.
They tried this, but aliens are notorious attention whores.
GITS, GITS:SAC, and the movies are better cosmetically (music and graphics), more believable, and most important, you actually care what happens to the main character. I wanted Shinji to die as quickly as possible, just to shut up his whining.
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He must have a hard time when we elect a new President.
There are going to be millions of mod point used on -1 Redundant.
That's only because there isn't a -1 Obvious.
Now, back to my job at NASA.
If they can bill you for "thinking about your case" while sitting on the toilet, I'm pretty sure they could bill you for doing so while trolling the Slashdot threads.
The technology is coming anyway, the genie is almost out of the bottle for good.
The military knows they can't stop the genie from getting out of the bottle. They just want their three wishes first. If a technology provides an advantage in even one conflict, it is usually worth it from a military standpoint.
Normal -- Average invention, will sit and gather dust somewhere
Offtopic -- Invention won't do what it claims
Flamebait -- Violates known laws of physics
Troll -- Attempt to steal another person's invention
Redundant -- Has been "invented" before. Multiple times.
Insightful -- What a cool invention! Also known as troll attractant.
Interesting -- Not sure what it's used for, but fun to watch
Informative -- Will be referred to in future inventions
Funny -- It blows up when someone uses it
Overrated -- Does something redundant, but with just one click!
Underrated -- No one knows what it does, but it will form a completely new industry
...but I say break out the torches and pitchforks.
I don't know, my password shows "******" whether or not I look at the screen. Unless you mean I should look at the screen, the light on the keyboard, my fingers, and the paper I might be transcribing simultaneously.
Better to put it out of range of the accidental finger.
I'd prefer a shift lock (located underneath the shift key) rather than a capslock next to the A. It would make it easier to type out comic book profanity !@@%!$%%^*&^!
Actually, we should just scrap capital letters altogether, and use a Shavian "naming dot" if we need to indicate proper names.
Thanks! I didn't know that. Now it's set.
Of course, that will remove the few comments I get, but that's a small price to pay to prevent blog spam.
...that say "This is an interesting blog. By the way, you can get really cheap pool chemicals at spammer.gotohell.com."
Wouldn't 500 million years ago be the Tea Time of Life?
Their motivation is to prevent people from doing things that don't benefit Microsoft. Having an office suite or an OS integrated with a browser only helps Microsoft if they are the ones providing it. If people actually have a choice -- say, if their word processor was a slick web application rather than a CD "licensed" from MS -- it hurts their bottom line.
But how would you know it was marked if it's on the bottom? Do you periodically check the 1000th page of a google search you believe your site should show up under to see if it's marked "spyware!"?
Let's assume I have a commercial site. It normally comes up within the first two Google pages for a certain search. Suddenly, it doesn't come up even in the first three or four. Since it's my page, I could presumably craft a specific search to narrow things down. If I clicked on it and Google warned against spyware present on it, I would have a good idea what happened to its placement if such a rank-dropping method were in place.
But what if your site was somehow rated as "spyware-filled", when, in fact, it wasn't? Would you rather be flagged as dangerous, or would you rather be sent to the bottom? At least the flag can be ignored.
If Google reported my site as "spyware-filled" and it wasn't, I'd want Google to fix it. As long as they have a straightforward and reasonably quick process for dealing with false positives, I'd be glad if they moved spyware-filled sites to the bottom of the list, if not off the list altogether (perhaps by a check box, as mentioned in another post).
A "screensaver" site isn't going to get much traffic on page 1000.
We'll know in a few years. If it still sells a few hundred copies per year a decade from now, in addition to all the other books that would normally go out of print in that time, it may prove one aspect of the thesis. If it's still available on print-per-order, then he would have disproved himself.
BTW, what is the going rate for souls nowadays?
You'll just create new evidence.
"Put people who are suing us at the bottom of the search list," and then enable it by default.
I heard they make their motherboards out of enriched uranium.
You have to admit, that sounds healthier than "depleted" uranium. "Now contains 12 isotopes -- and plutonium!" sounds positively delicious.
Just wait until some pranksters teach the kid to say "Caltech."
...or Devil's Advocate, a cabinet position. The opposing party (or parties) in Congress should be able to choose one person who has complete access to the President, including top-secret meetings, so they can A) Tell him he's acting like a moron (Caesar, you too are mortal), and B) Let people know if he continues to act like a moron.
For those that claim this would simply feed the 24-hour scandal cycle on news programs, if the President can't act like some guy upstairs is scrutinizing his every move -- despite claiming to be a Christian -- then he can darned well tolerate it when some guy from downstairs does the same thing. The Democrats would certainly broadcast every little misstep of a Republican President (and vice versa), but they would go to great pains to at least pretend they are being fair and patriotic. As it is, decisions that affect everyone are done in total secrecy, and checks and balances is being tossed by the wayside.
I've never understood this - what the hell is the point in airbrushing UFOs out of photographs? Just take the bloody photographs when the UFOs have moved on and release those instead.
They tried this, but aliens are notorious attention whores.
GITS, GITS:SAC, and the movies are better cosmetically (music and graphics), more believable, and most important, you actually care what happens to the main character. I wanted Shinji to die as quickly as possible, just to shut up his whining.
...as Shinji.
Er, so I've heard.