I thought scrap metal values had gone insane recently - I know this is a sort of recycling, but I'm surprised the cars aren't worth a lot for the steel.
More to the point : what could possibly be more important than paying attention to the people you're with ? And what could possibly be more rude than to temporarily ignore them to accept an interruption ?
It doesn't matter whether the troll is protected or not.
But the court's time shouldn't be wasted by someone ought to just ignore a wanker.
The whole world's getting bogged down in everything from editorials to lawsuits to jihads due to a growing inability of people to ignore criticism, however immature or undeserved.
"The two cable cuts meant that the only cable in service connecting Europe to the Middle East via Egypt was the older Sea-M-We 3 system, according to research firm TeleGeography."
So.. that would mean only the old-tech cable that you can tap with outdated spy equipment is still working. I wonder where the high-tech spy sub has just been reassigned ?
"I don't understand this idea of 'real true rape,'" she said. "Unlicensed use of software is rape and selling unlicensed software is rape, and they all cause damage. When you talk about financial harm, the use of software that is unlicensed through the company is an enormous damage to the industry."
Sure, you can find arguments to misuse words in this way, but not without diminishing the original meanings and equating the real crimes with the trivia that the BSA is concerned with. By their definition, 'Piracy' is what they're guilty of, too - stealing the meaning of words.
DRM should be a function of userland, not the OS.
To do it in the OS, you'd want a 'group' called DRM and nobody gets root.
Or a fourth permissions bit that root can't change (yeuch).
.. the device can only check for new email every 15 minutes. If you're used to monitoring your new messages as often as you swallow, you may feel like you're constantly in a state of suspended animation.... That means when meetings get rescheduled, you could miss notification.
Poor, sad woman. Chuck your Crackberry in the bin and go on a long holiday.
Does anyone use a phone for anything OTHER than showing off ?
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You're probably right that I could make better use of Word if I knew it better - I do tend to use only the features that are obvious from the UI, which is a rather shallow approach.
But the corruption problems I've suffered aren't the loss of small chunks of text, they're the loss of the entire document. After sufficient edits I start to find features not working, and shortly thereafter the document can't be opened or has no content at all. It acts as though the sort of internal error common in large applications is preserved in the data file.
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I can't believe people who write for a living would use Word. I write 20-page specs & reports, yet I wouldn't trust it not to corrupt the work - too many bad experiences.
Company requirements dictate that I provide a Word copy (though I can often get away with a pdf) but I ALWAYS get the content in with a straightforward text editor first and just do the formatting with Word (and that takes just as long as the creative part..)
But in 20 years time, you'll be an old fart. And you'll be right about something, then, just like he's right, now. And the kids won't see it either, until they're old farts too.
This sort of thing echoes the Watergate tapes : there is a certain class of person that feels bigger by acting aggressively, and swearing is a socially-acceptable form of aggression.
If you don't want to run it, no-ones going to make you. You get the choice, see ?
>>.. because everyone talks about it, but is that really a good reason to pick an OS?
I guess that would be why you ran Windows ?
>> But the problem then becomes that you end up with a million slightly different flavors of the product.
Well, not a million. Just a handful, like Windows 95/98/NT/ME/2000/2000 Server/Xp Home/XP Pro... the other differences aren't really that significant, though it suits some commercial outfits to pretend it is.
I've never got on with Excel. It seems to have a logic all of its own : any sort of familiarity I have with other windows programs just doesn't transfer to Excel. It's like Acroread with that tendency it has to zoom when you just wanted to change focus. I don't understand why anyone would put up with it.
6. I really appreciate the cost and effort saving to my business that I make by leveraging the efforts of other workers, but I believe that my business model doesn't work if I open my own sources.
How can I give something back to the community in an attempt to show that appreciation ?
Switching power supplies in computers usually rectify the incoming AC to create a high-voltage DC supply (1.4 or 2.8 times the AC line voltage). This is then chopped at a high frequency before passing through a transformer to both isolate the power and drop the voltage. It's also possible to simply chop (no transformer) if you don't need isolation.
It may be that they distribute the DC supply which would be used in the PSUs anyway. Therefore the PSU is slightly less complex. Or they could replace the PSU with a chop-only design (no transformer) and supply isolated DC to the whole network. This would remove a lot of transformers, but create problems with ground-voltage drops which would require careful design of the distribution network.
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I thought scrap metal values had gone insane recently - I know this is a sort of recycling, but I'm surprised the cars aren't worth a lot for the steel.
More to the point : what could possibly be more important than paying attention to the people you're with ?
And what could possibly be more rude than to temporarily ignore them to accept an interruption ?
Can I have Compy McNewb's email address, please ? I have some bottles of fresh air for him, only $10 a gulp.
It doesn't matter whether the troll is protected or not. But the court's time shouldn't be wasted by someone ought to just ignore a wanker. The whole world's getting bogged down in everything from editorials to lawsuits to jihads due to a growing inability of people to ignore criticism, however immature or undeserved.
"The two cable cuts meant that the only cable in service connecting Europe to the Middle East via Egypt was the older Sea-M-We 3 system, according to research firm TeleGeography."
.. that would mean only the old-tech cable that you can tap with outdated spy equipment is still working. I wonder where the high-tech spy sub has just been reassigned ?
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Or, to misuse another word for dramatic effect :
"I don't understand this idea of 'real true rape,'" she said. "Unlicensed use of software is rape and selling unlicensed software is rape, and they all cause damage. When you talk about financial harm, the use of software that is unlicensed through the company is an enormous damage to the industry."
Sure, you can find arguments to misuse words in this way, but not without diminishing the original meanings and equating the real crimes with the trivia that the BSA is concerned with. By their definition, 'Piracy' is what they're guilty of, too - stealing the meaning of words.
DRM should be a function of userland, not the OS. To do it in the OS, you'd want a 'group' called DRM and nobody gets root. Or a fourth permissions bit that root can't change (yeuch).
Poor, sad woman. Chuck your Crackberry in the bin and go on a long holiday.
Does anyone use a phone for anything OTHER than showing off ?
You're probably right that I could make better use of Word if I knew it better - I do tend to use only the features that are obvious from the UI, which is a rather shallow approach. But the corruption problems I've suffered aren't the loss of small chunks of text, they're the loss of the entire document. After sufficient edits I start to find features not working, and shortly thereafter the document can't be opened or has no content at all. It acts as though the sort of internal error common in large applications is preserved in the data file.
I can't believe people who write for a living would use Word. I write 20-page specs & reports, yet I wouldn't trust it not to corrupt the work - too many bad experiences.
..)
Company requirements dictate that I provide a Word copy (though I can often get away with a pdf) but I ALWAYS get the content in with a straightforward text editor first and just do the formatting with Word (and that takes just as long as the creative part
Still needs some work to match Asimov's idea, though.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Radiant
So electrical and optical power is power, but acoustic power isn't ?
Did you read Stephen King's "Cell" ?
But in 20 years time, you'll be an old fart. And you'll be right about something, then, just like he's right, now. And the kids won't see it either, until they're old farts too.
Isn't whistleblowing always illegal (in the sense that it always violates contractual agreements) ?
This sort of thing echoes the Watergate tapes : there is a certain class of person that feels bigger by acting aggressively, and swearing is a socially-acceptable form of aggression.
Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent.
It works for W Gates. Even though he misses out step 4.
If you don't want to run it, no-ones going to make you. You get the choice, see ?
.. because everyone talks about it, but is that really a good reason to pick an OS?
... the other differences aren't really that significant, though it suits some commercial outfits to pretend it is.
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I guess that would be why you ran Windows ?
>> But the problem then becomes that you end up with a million slightly different flavors of the product.
Well, not a million. Just a handful, like Windows 95/98/NT/ME/2000/2000 Server/Xp Home/XP Pro
I've never got on with Excel. It seems to have a logic all of its own : any sort of familiarity I have with other windows programs just doesn't transfer to Excel. It's like Acroread with that tendency it has to zoom when you just wanted to change focus. I don't understand why anyone would put up with it.
A simpler AI might only be able to understand a human with a high standard of grammar and spelling. Would that be so bad ?
Some days might be more productive than others ...
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http://www.exmouthjournal.co.uk/exmouthjournal/fl
6. I really appreciate the cost and effort saving to my business that I make by leveraging the efforts of other workers, but I believe that my business model doesn't work if I open my own sources.
How can I give something back to the community in an attempt to show that appreciation ?
Switching power supplies in computers usually rectify the incoming AC to create a high-voltage DC supply (1.4 or 2.8 times the AC line voltage). This is then chopped at a high frequency before passing through a transformer to both isolate the power and drop the voltage. It's also possible to simply chop (no transformer) if you don't need isolation.
It may be that they distribute the DC supply which would be used in the PSUs anyway. Therefore the PSU is slightly less complex. Or they could replace the PSU with a chop-only design (no transformer) and supply isolated DC to the whole network. This would remove a lot of transformers, but create problems with ground-voltage drops which would require careful design of the distribution network.
Is there such a thing as a 'good helmet' ?
The evidence suggests that a four-leaf clover or other talisman would be more useful (and take less space).
http://www.cyclehelmets.org/