And I do...just trying to give a tip that some people may find useful
it's also generally not a good idea for your manager to think "damn it does he ever come to work?" if you wait until Monday morning to turn off the auto reply and he often sends emails before it gets turned off in the morning, he may see it and mistakenly think you still aren't there. turning it off Friday evening (assuming you took the previous week off) means 3 less days of advertising you are a no good slacker that is always on vacation...unless your manager typically expects you to respond to emails on the weekend, or prior to the time you arrive to the office in the morning,
Why not have the auto-reply end at the end of your normal business hours the previous work day? typically no one is expecting you to work then anyway and then on Monday morning before 9am they aren't still getting the auto-replies.
I think people take the view that Microsoft writes the operating system but fail to understand that Microsoft needs to hire someone to do this rather than rely on the shoe-repairing gnomes.
given the UI for windows 8 and server 2012, those shoe-repairing gnomes might be a better choice next time...
it wouldn't be an issue if the SSN didn't have to be kept secret. there should be an easily changeable pin that goes with the SSN that you use when you need to apply for a loan or something.
or treat it more like credit card numbers and make it easier to get a new one if it becomes public.
another option issue one time use numbers like some credit card companies do.
there isn't necessarily anything wrong with having a unique identifier for people. the current implementation however is the problem.
HPC computing has never been efficient on a cost per performance basis. you pay a large premium for the extra performance. but then certain problems can't be solved with simple commodity hardware.
Heck you can even see this in pricing for consumer level hardware. a certain processor may cost you $x but if you want to upgrade to another one that is just 10% faster it will cost you $2x. do you really need that extra 10%? some people certainly think they do.
as for the guy that stole $150k in computing time to make $8k in bitcoins, i am sure he wasn't paying for the running time on the computer, so why does he care how efficiently it is mining?
you don't like the word soul, fine, i guess what i am trying to get at, is does your consciousness transfer? or were you destroyed and a clone that thinks its you and acts like you created.
The real problem is there isn't any evidence to cite on either side of this argument. and defining the "soul" is heavily philosophical and often religious. for the purposes of this argument i guess i am mostly saying it is your thought stream/consciousness. if you stop it on your original body does it resume after you are teleported, or is that just a copy?
i would say this is all related to the ship of theseus even if teleportation of real objects isn't really feasible today, this topic has been debated for centuries.
i know being a TV show this isn't really a good source but Sheldon on Big Bang Theoryunderstands the issue. i had already formed my opinion long before seeing this.
a soul i still an important concept and good area of debate if we ever develop star trek style teleportation. if you strip away all the various religious crap, your "soul" is basically whatever makes you, "you". it is what is controlling your body, thinking your thoughts. there doesn't need to be any magical spirit involved in this concept.
when you come out of a star trek style teleporter is it actually you that comes out complete with your stream of consciousness? or is it just a really detailed copy that looks like you acts like you and thinks it is you and the previous you was destroyed and no longer exists? i don't know about you, but i definitely wouldn't ever voluntarily use a teleporter, except as a last resort. either it transfers the "soul" and everything is fine or what comes out is a very detailed duplicate that looks and thinks exactly like you. this duplicate since it has all your memories would think it had worked even if the original you ceased to exist. i am not really afraid of death but that also doesn't mean i want to cease existing. teleportation just seems too risky.
i think it is more clear if someone were to make an exact clone of you including your memories. this duplicate isn't you, you don't control it you don't hear it's thoughts. it may look like you and think like you but it isn't you.
But they do have your name. you do realize it is encoded on the magnetic strip? and most regular customers will live within a rather small radius of the business. so if they want your address they can take your name from your card and then look you up in an online phone book so they can send you ads next time farscape is on sale
i mostly agree that 200 accidental deaths of youths is nothing, but exactly what right do you think is being trampled?
Do you even know the purpose of the 2nd amendment? how do you plan to overthrow an oppressive government that now has the worlds best equiped standing army and has control of multi-million dollar war machines? you need to face it the 2nd amendment is outdated. Unless we the citizens can also own and operate our own tanks, fighter jets, and armed UAV's we really don't stand much of a chance.
7) just like you always assume a gun is loaded with rule #2, don't ever assume the features of a "smart gun" will prevent it from firing unintentionally and so always treat it as a fully operational gun.
field was powered by whatever it was protecting the occupants from
that doesn't sound like a very good idea...sure you can't destroy them, but couldn't you indefinitely imprison your foe in their own shield by just keeping some sort of high powered laser shining on it? or put it inside a magnetic field and pump plasma into it...like the shields from the article...
so...to paraphrase, what you are saying is that tax law is excessively more complex than it needs to be and should be simplified greatly.
i mean no offense to you, but taxes should be simple enough so that people like you aren't needed for the majority of people to complete their taxes. and for that matter tax software shouldn't be needed either.
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i agree with you.
how hard is it to put up a damn network? and then i don't have to put up with these bastard lizard pricks ruining everyones fun.
Too bad the venezuelan's don't have anyone to smuggle out...isn't he at the Ecuadorian embassy?
And I do...just trying to give a tip that some people may find useful
it's also generally not a good idea for your manager to think "damn it does he ever come to work?" if you wait until Monday morning to turn off the auto reply and he often sends emails before it gets turned off in the morning, he may see it and mistakenly think you still aren't there. turning it off Friday evening (assuming you took the previous week off) means 3 less days of advertising you are a no good slacker that is always on vacation...unless your manager typically expects you to respond to emails on the weekend, or prior to the time you arrive to the office in the morning,
Why not have the auto-reply end at the end of your normal business hours the previous work day? typically no one is expecting you to work then anyway and then on Monday morning before 9am they aren't still getting the auto-replies.
remember 512k is good enough for everyone.
we aren't quite there yet...
I believe part of the concept of the flying car is that flying it be as easy as driving a normal car. helicopters fail in that respect.
Other than everyone dreaming about flying cars there really isn't much need for them. what problem do they solve?
I think people take the view that Microsoft writes the operating system but fail to understand that Microsoft needs to hire someone to do this rather than rely on the shoe-repairing gnomes.
given the UI for windows 8 and server 2012, those shoe-repairing gnomes might be a better choice next time...
well, good thing they will have a dome to protect them!
and maybe people will finally stop talking about Atlantis.
it wouldn't be an issue if the SSN didn't have to be kept secret. there should be an easily changeable pin that goes with the SSN that you use when you need to apply for a loan or something.
or treat it more like credit card numbers and make it easier to get a new one if it becomes public.
another option issue one time use numbers like some credit card companies do.
there isn't necessarily anything wrong with having a unique identifier for people. the current implementation however is the problem.
no, but i will raise you a real camera that can see around corners?
i know you were joking.
but we never will get flying cars, and it has nothing to do with the technology, but entirely to do with the FAA/Govt.
just look at the issues they are having with civilian operated drones right now as an example.
HPC computing has never been efficient on a cost per performance basis. you pay a large premium for the extra performance. but then certain problems can't be solved with simple commodity hardware.
Heck you can even see this in pricing for consumer level hardware. a certain processor may cost you $x but if you want to upgrade to another one that is just 10% faster it will cost you $2x. do you really need that extra 10%? some people certainly think they do.
as for the guy that stole $150k in computing time to make $8k in bitcoins, i am sure he wasn't paying for the running time on the computer, so why does he care how efficiently it is mining?
The irony being that Tesla's system (AC) is now powering everyone's home, but Edison's system (DC) is powering the car named after him.
you don't like the word soul, fine, i guess what i am trying to get at, is does your consciousness transfer? or were you destroyed and a clone that thinks its you and acts like you created.
The real problem is there isn't any evidence to cite on either side of this argument. and defining the "soul" is heavily philosophical and often religious. for the purposes of this argument i guess i am mostly saying it is your thought stream/consciousness. if you stop it on your original body does it resume after you are teleported, or is that just a copy?
i would say this is all related to the ship of theseus even if teleportation of real objects isn't really feasible today, this topic has been debated for centuries.
i know being a TV show this isn't really a good source but Sheldon on Big Bang Theoryunderstands the issue.
i had already formed my opinion long before seeing this.
yes so if you make an atom by atom copy of your brain does your consciousness transfer.
a soul i still an important concept and good area of debate if we ever develop star trek style teleportation. if you strip away all the various religious crap, your "soul" is basically whatever makes you, "you". it is what is controlling your body, thinking your thoughts. there doesn't need to be any magical spirit involved in this concept.
when you come out of a star trek style teleporter is it actually you that comes out complete with your stream of consciousness? or is it just a really detailed copy that looks like you acts like you and thinks it is you and the previous you was destroyed and no longer exists? i don't know about you, but i definitely wouldn't ever voluntarily use a teleporter, except as a last resort. either it transfers the "soul" and everything is fine or what comes out is a very detailed duplicate that looks and thinks exactly like you. this duplicate since it has all your memories would think it had worked even if the original you ceased to exist. i am not really afraid of death but that also doesn't mean i want to cease existing. teleportation just seems too risky.
i think it is more clear if someone were to make an exact clone of you including your memories. this duplicate isn't you, you don't control it you don't hear it's thoughts. it may look like you and think like you but it isn't you.
i am pretty sure the gravity gets out...
But they do have your name. you do realize it is encoded on the magnetic strip? and most regular customers will live within a rather small radius of the business. so if they want your address they can take your name from your card and then look you up in an online phone book so they can send you ads next time farscape is on sale
i mostly agree that 200 accidental deaths of youths is nothing, but exactly what right do you think is being trampled?
Do you even know the purpose of the 2nd amendment? how do you plan to overthrow an oppressive government that now has the worlds best equiped standing army and has control of multi-million dollar war machines? you need to face it the 2nd amendment is outdated. Unless we the citizens can also own and operate our own tanks, fighter jets, and armed UAV's we really don't stand much of a chance.
i don't know, but you are certainly breaking several laws of physics to do it.
7) just like you always assume a gun is loaded with rule #2, don't ever assume the features of a "smart gun" will prevent it from firing unintentionally and so always treat it as a fully operational gun.
this page sites a 2002 study stating there were 214 unintentional deaths of children 0 to 19 in 1999. and 83 where they could not determine intent.
field was powered by whatever it was protecting the occupants from
that doesn't sound like a very good idea...sure you can't destroy them, but couldn't you indefinitely imprison your foe in their own shield by just keeping some sort of high powered laser shining on it? or put it inside a magnetic field and pump plasma into it...like the shields from the article...
ISP's seems equally as greedy as the MPAA, do you really doubt they won't find a way to charge them for letting people download the movies?
did you forget about comcast and verizon charging netflix so they can stream faster to customers?
so...to paraphrase, what you are saying is that tax law is excessively more complex than it needs to be and should be simplified greatly.
i mean no offense to you, but taxes should be simple enough so that people like you aren't needed for the majority of people to complete their taxes. and for that matter tax software shouldn't be needed either.