Given that anecdotal evidence is not proof of causality, take the following with the appropriate buckets of salt:
I tested my own Prius by flooring both brake and accelerator pedals. The engine revved slightly from idol and the car didn't move. At all.
I then got on the freeway, floored the accelerator and gradually applied the brake (that pileup on I-9 was NOT me!), the car obeyed the brake and slowed down.
Here's the rub: the accelerator is nothing more than an input to the computer. The brake is not -- it is directly connected. You can prove this to yourself by disconnecting the battery (the 12v, not the hybrid pack), and having a friend mash on the accelerator while you examine the engine compartment. You will see/hear nothing moving. Do the same with brake and you will hear the master cylinder.
To promote the progress of science and useful arts, by securing for limited times to authors and inventors the exclusive right to their respective writings and discoveries; —US Constitution, Article I, Section 8
Is what the ASCAP doing "promoting the progress" ? If not, then burn them with fire.
They can STATE whatever they want and it doesn't alter the law. Too bad many people don't know that.
FTFA:
The accused blogger must file a counter-claim or, after an unquantified number of complaints -- valid or otherwise -- the law forces Google (or any other blogging platform) to terminate the accounts of "repeat offenders," even if their only mistake was not to file paperwork against the accusations of an anonymous robot -- sad and wrong, but mandated by current law.
"Unfortunately, I never filed the counter-claims," Pop Tarts Suck Toasted's Patrick Duffy told Wired.com. "For starters, you're right, it does seem like a lot of extra work, but mostly I just thought taking down the infringing MP3s would be enough to satisfy the complaint.
—(emphasis mine)
Not knowing the law - understandable Not doing any research whatsoever (or at least consulting a lawyer!) when sent a takedown notice - F A I L
If only they would stop issuing patches and updates for IE6 and earlier, then we could get on with dropping all support, everywhere, for this POS browser.
For one, we have quite a bit more airlines, airports and flights than Israel's El Al (which only services three airports in the country including the only major city of Tel Aviv--very small by US standards), and therefore it is quite easy for El Al to require passenger interviews for all departures.
The high volume, multiple point-of-departure model we have is incompatible with Israel's methods; you're comparing apples to oranges and expecting the resultant juice to taste like lemonade.
Developing apps to use in the wild means that the end-users will find all sorts of ways to do the wrong thing. These are not things you can always test for before a release (beta, rc, whatever), unless you do double-blind usability using people who've never used your software.
I've come to expect that when I release a new version of whatever or add/change a feature, I will get immediate feedback from the field because someone will add a new URL to a list that passes my validation as a valid address but duplicates an existing URL, (e.g., example.com vs. example.com/ ), causing all amounts of havoc.
Humans are incredible at learning the most farked up procedures by rote. Until they do, however, they are like a blind beggar in an abandoned mine -- always taking the wrong turn and falling down a shaft.
You may enjoy or not mind that your time is wasted. Heck, please go watch that mandatory propoganda trailer "Copyright Violation = Larceny," which clocks in at 30 seconds. Even if you legally purchased your DVD, you still need to watch it.
a DDOS attack against the NYSE trading network -- netruner
The NYSE and NASDAQ networks are isolated from teh interwebs for that very reason. It is also against the exchange rules for the floor traders to have cell phones that can get an outside line (off the floor, that is).
The only areas of vulnerability (for NYSE) are a Timothy McVeigh-type U-Haul assault, a sufficiently-large HERF gun blast aimed at the building or an attack on the power plant across the river. The entire internet could die in a massive DDOS fire and it would affect only the schlubs trying to buy more shares of EAT for their eSchwab IRAs. The brokerage houses either have direct access (i.e., OpenBloomberg or Instanet) or would continue to use their phones.
...but that won't stop the government for planning for Movie Plot Terrorist Scenarios, wasting money and burning our rights unnecessarily in the process.
At least if the database stops it and someone forgets to code it because they're obviously not as good as you are they're not completely fucked.
Did you at least ask to subscribe to his newsletter? There's nothing quite as exhilarating as expecting the data to be pristine (it is called "ACID" compliance for those of you who've only ever used MySQL) and then some other guy comes along and adds a new method to your model and... WHOOOPS!
Sorry, Bud. You know all 100,000s of those customer transaction records? Well somehow they all have a date of Feb 31st...
...if the people in charge know how to manage a complex project.
Too bad they don't.
A (oil/gas/chem) refinery must upgrade its control systems on a regular basis: components get old, there are additional/new capacity needs, or new regulatory requirements.
The nature of the beast is that the switchover must be seamless (NO downtime), requires replacement of hundreds of thousands of components (new valve, flow, heat/temp sensors, etc. in addition to the c3 stuff), and failure can mean severe injuries or death and/or loss of $ millions in a very short time.
Yet, this is done regularly. For every refinery. In the world.
lets institute a no-appeals death penalty for speeding, -- Lijemo
Add in "changing lanes without signaling," "cruising in the fast lane," and "not knowing what you want to order by the time you get to the front of the 5-minute-long concessions queue at the ballgame," and you got yourself a deal!
I don't understand why people think that OpenOffice gets better the more it's like MS Office. -- TofuMatt (1105351)
It is because it is ANNOYING to have to learn how to do the same thing two different ways. As most folks expressed, MS Office is the standard in the corporate world.
Phanboiz don't get that just because it is MS, it doesn't mean that the interface is done the "wrong" way—and vice-versa. In fact, doing the interface the MS way IS the right way to do it, because THAT IS THE CONVENTION.
MS: Everyone drive on the right side of the road. OO: your teh sux!!!!11 the left syd is bettr!!! MS: Every commercially-made vehicle is configured at the factory to drive on the right side of the road, and everyone learns how to drive this way. OO: i dont kare? you dont doo it right cause if your right handed then it is easier to drive on the left so thats better okay! MS: Look, everyone has been driving on the right for 20 years. We've done usability studies and double-blind testing to verify this is more efficient. OO: your teh sux!!! mie cars will drive on the left only and youll be eaten mai dust!!! because mai cars are freefreefree as in beer lololol wtf? MS: Good luck with that. OO: mai car is v. 3.0 now so youll see every1 will want some and youll crycrycry MS: What are you, 12? OO: shutup!!!!!!!1 your gonnna be sory!
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Speculation isn't proof.
Given that anecdotal evidence is not proof of causality, take the following with the appropriate buckets of salt:
I tested my own Prius by flooring both brake and accelerator pedals. The engine revved slightly from idol and the car didn't move. At all.
I then got on the freeway, floored the accelerator and gradually applied the brake (that pileup on I-9 was NOT me!), the car obeyed the brake and slowed down.
Here's the rub: the accelerator is nothing more than an input to the computer. The brake is not -- it is directly connected. You can prove this to yourself by disconnecting the battery (the 12v, not the hybrid pack), and having a friend mash on the accelerator while you examine the engine compartment. You will see/hear nothing moving. Do the same with brake and you will hear the master cylinder.
Is what the ASCAP doing "promoting the progress" ? If not, then burn them with fire.
Irony, thy name is Steve Jobs
If your kids are watching TV (let alone the advertisements), then you are part of the problem.
And the best part is this is not true.
They can STATE whatever they want and it doesn't alter the law. Too bad many people don't know that.
FTFA:
—(emphasis mine)
Not knowing the law - understandable
Not doing any research whatsoever (or at least consulting a lawyer!) when sent a takedown notice - F A I L
If only they would stop issuing patches and updates for IE6 and earlier, then we could get on with dropping all support, everywhere, for this POS browser.
For one, we have quite a bit more airlines, airports and flights than Israel's El Al (which only services three airports in the country including the only major city of Tel Aviv--very small by US standards), and therefore it is quite easy for El Al to require passenger interviews for all departures.
The high volume, multiple point-of-departure model we have is incompatible with Israel's methods; you're comparing apples to oranges and expecting the resultant juice to taste like lemonade.
Haven't been around much, I take it?
Developing apps to use in the wild means that the end-users will find all sorts of ways to do the wrong thing. These are not things you can always test for before a release (beta, rc, whatever), unless you do double-blind usability using people who've never used your software.
I've come to expect that when I release a new version of whatever or add/change a feature, I will get immediate feedback from the field because someone will add a new URL to a list that passes my validation as a valid address but duplicates an existing URL, (e.g., example.com vs. example.com/ ), causing all amounts of havoc.
Humans are incredible at learning the most farked up procedures by rote. Until they do, however, they are like a blind beggar in an abandoned mine -- always taking the wrong turn and falling down a shaft.
The answer you're seeking: may shock you.
...is that it is more than zero minutes.
You may enjoy or not mind that your time is wasted. Heck, please go watch that mandatory propoganda trailer "Copyright Violation = Larceny," which clocks in at 30 seconds. Even if you legally purchased your DVD, you still need to watch it.
What you CAN'T get from 'anywhere' is local (or even possibly state) news.
The NYSE and NASDAQ networks are isolated from teh interwebs for that very reason. It is also against the exchange rules for the floor traders to have cell phones that can get an outside line (off the floor, that is).
The only areas of vulnerability (for NYSE) are a Timothy McVeigh-type U-Haul assault, a sufficiently-large HERF gun blast aimed at the building or an attack on the power plant across the river. The entire internet could die in a massive DDOS fire and it would affect only the schlubs trying to buy more shares of EAT for their eSchwab IRAs. The brokerage houses either have direct access (i.e., OpenBloomberg or Instanet) or would continue to use their phones.
...but that won't stop the government for planning for Movie Plot Terrorist Scenarios, wasting money and burning our rights unnecessarily in the process.
See Ashcroft v. Free Speech Coalition.
We users of Tsearch2 will vehemently disagree with you.
Oh, and they shouldn't forget to include the triggers in their custom DB interface. That way they'll know they got it right...until they get it wrong.
Did you at least ask to subscribe to his newsletter? There's nothing quite as exhilarating as expecting the data to be pristine (it is called "ACID" compliance for those of you who've only ever used MySQL) and then some other guy comes along and adds a new method to your model and ... WHOOOPS!
Sorry, Bud. You know all 100,000s of those customer transaction records? Well somehow they all have a date of Feb 31st...
Next thing you'll say something irritating like 'past performance is no indication of future behavior'.
You guys make me sick, with your logic and stuff.
Sorry, it has already been done (to great success, I might add).
Cancer much?
...if the people in charge know how to manage a complex project.
Too bad they don't.
A (oil/gas/chem) refinery must upgrade its control systems on a regular basis: components get old, there are additional/new capacity needs, or new regulatory requirements.
The nature of the beast is that the switchover must be seamless (NO downtime), requires replacement of hundreds of thousands of components (new valve, flow, heat/temp sensors, etc. in addition to the c3 stuff), and failure can mean severe injuries or death and/or loss of $ millions in a very short time.
Yet, this is done regularly. For every refinery. In the world.
...because?
Add in "changing lanes without signaling," "cruising in the fast lane," and "not knowing what you want to order by the time you get to the front of the 5-minute-long concessions queue at the ballgame," and you got yourself a deal!
Hassle of creating a branch, eh?
How hard was that? You do all your work in 'skippy_post', checking in along the way. When you're ready to merge back, it is even easier.It is because it is ANNOYING to have to learn how to do the same thing two different ways. As most folks expressed, MS Office is the standard in the corporate world.
Phanboiz don't get that just because it is MS, it doesn't mean that the interface is done the "wrong" way—and vice-versa. In fact, doing the interface the MS way IS the right way to do it, because THAT IS THE CONVENTION.
MS: Everyone drive on the right side of the road.
OO: your teh sux!!!!11 the left syd is bettr!!!
MS: Every commercially-made vehicle is configured at the factory to drive on the right side of the road, and everyone learns how to drive this way.
OO: i dont kare? you dont doo it right cause if your right handed then it is easier to drive on the left so thats better okay!
MS: Look, everyone has been driving on the right for 20 years. We've done usability studies and double-blind testing to verify this is more efficient.
OO: your teh sux!!! mie cars will drive on the left only and youll be eaten mai dust!!! because mai cars are freefreefree as in beer lololol wtf?
MS: Good luck with that.
OO: mai car is v. 3.0 now so youll see every1 will want some and youll crycrycry
MS: What are you, 12?
OO: shutup!!!!!!!1 your gonnna be sory!