Um... not to nitpick, but Junta's "brief period of time" is clearly a caveat to the first sentence, not the one you quoted. That (the second sentence) is a generalisation of the first example, which is clearly meant to refer to a situation such as jumping off a wall on Earth.
The default Android mail client supports proper IMAP, I think the iOS one does too.
So? That doesn't negate the convenience of webmail.
They trust those computers enough to not bring their own laptop, or even a tablet along?
I didn't say or imply that, either.
Astonishingly enough, there are people who have different mental weightings for convenience versus security than you.
If it was at someone else's office/home, I'd have very few qualms about logging into Gmail, etc, on one of their computers to save me the trouble of powering up my laptop and negotiating for the password to their wi-fi.
You do know that even evil gmail has a pop3 and imap access option for free, right?
You do know a lot of people find it far more convenient to use the browser, right? People with multiple devices, for instance? People who, say, travel a lot and find themselves using computers in hotels, libraries, foreign offices?
Perhaps this, then, at a guess that came to me later:
Insurance won't pay for it unless it's FDA approved [citation needed], and if it is FDA approved, it'll be so expensive only most people's insurance will be able to buy it.
I stop. I check cross traffic. I see you, a cyclist, approaching your stop sign. I start to go, but since you had no intention of stopping
Why would the cyclist have no intention of stopping? The article's proposal is that they treat stop signs as yield signs, in which case they would - wait for it - yield to you. The clue's in the name.
It would've been nice to get the Director's Cut, though I think I'm right in saying it was only completed at DVD quality (and, in fact, looks pretty bad even for DVD).
I was about to post the following, when I realised I wasn't logged in. When I logged in, your post had appeared. So:
Subject: Why does the FDA have to get involved?
It's not food. It's not a drug. There's no surgery involved, as far as I can tell.
Why does the FDA have to get involved with something that is, essentially, a wearable tool? If I wanted to mod a reacherinto something I could strap to my arm, with a couple of electrodes attached to, say, my forehead to detect a raised eyebrow and active the claw, would I need FDA approval to sell it?
we can absolutely count on there being intelligent life way, way out there.
I can't believe we've got this far without deferring to Douglas Adams:
Population: None. Although you might see people from time to time, they are most likely products of your imagination. Simple mathematics tells us that the population of the Universe must be zero. Why? Well given that the volume of the universe is infinite there must be an infinite number of worlds. But not all of them are populated; therefore only a finite number are. Any finite number divided by infinity is as close to zero as makes no odds, therefore we can round the average population of the Universe to zero, and so the total population must be zero.
Cause Star Trek and Into Darkness both cream Star Trek V
I agree on the first, but I just couldn't get over how unoriginal Into Darkness was. I hope Nicholas Meyer got some kind of compensation on account of him having written half of the script 30-odd years ago. Plus I have a special place in my heart for Star Trek V. Kirk interrupts God, for Kirk's sake!
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Um... not to nitpick, but Junta's "brief period of time" is clearly a caveat to the first sentence, not the one you quoted. That (the second sentence) is a generalisation of the first example, which is clearly meant to refer to a situation such as jumping off a wall on Earth.
This is just insane. Going to 50 miles, or 62 miles, or even 200 miles straight up is utterly pointless.
Hey, guess what? Other people aren't you!
It does not advance us at all.
Why does it have to?
It's a gimmick for people with too much money and not enough brain cells.
Some people would say the same about watching football games, going to watch a funny movie, or posting on Slashdot.
I doubt that Virgin's "spacecraft" is going to allow you to unbuckle and float around...
Why would you doubt that? It's exactly what they're planning on letting passengers do.
The default Android mail client supports proper IMAP, I think the iOS one does too.
So? That doesn't negate the convenience of webmail.
They trust those computers enough to not bring their own laptop, or even a tablet along?
I didn't say or imply that, either.
Astonishingly enough, there are people who have different mental weightings for convenience versus security than you.
If it was at someone else's office/home, I'd have very few qualms about logging into Gmail, etc, on one of their computers to save me the trouble of powering up my laptop and negotiating for the password to their wi-fi.
Did they look behind the fridge? If you lose something it's nearly always there.
You do know that even evil gmail has a pop3 and imap access option for free, right?
You do know a lot of people find it far more convenient to use the browser, right? People with multiple devices, for instance? People who, say, travel a lot and find themselves using computers in hotels, libraries, foreign offices?
and there's a new feature called 'reminders'
What's that do, then?
I didn't see what you did there.
"Scientists Discover Nickel-Eating Planet-Spiders"
Hmm.
Perhaps this, then, at a guess that came to me later:
Insurance won't pay for it unless it's FDA approved [citation needed], and if it is FDA approved, it'll be so expensive only most people's insurance will be able to buy it.
I stop. I check cross traffic. I see you, a cyclist, approaching your stop sign. I start to go, but since you had no intention of stopping
Why would the cyclist have no intention of stopping? The article's proposal is that they treat stop signs as yield signs, in which case they would - wait for it - yield to you. The clue's in the name.
It would've been nice to get the Director's Cut, though I think I'm right in saying it was only completed at DVD quality (and, in fact, looks pretty bad even for DVD).
A theatre presentation is (or certainly should be) higher than HD quality.
If it's illegal for me to do it, it's illegal for them to do it.
Yeah... no. When has it ever worked like that?
He was a practicing scientist.
Yes; a practising computer scientist (albeit one with a degree in physics) working as an independent software contractor. I'd call him an IT person.
One of the several meanings - and in fact, in at least two dictionaries, the primary meaning - of "shocked" is "surprised."
considering that the population that can't walk is pretty small.
Here at Segway, we're trying to change that...
I was about to post the following, when I realised I wasn't logged in. When I logged in, your post had appeared. So:
Subject: Why does the FDA have to get involved?
It's not food. It's not a drug. There's no surgery involved, as far as I can tell.
Why does the FDA have to get involved with something that is, essentially, a wearable tool? If I wanted to mod a reacherinto something I could strap to my arm, with a couple of electrodes attached to, say, my forehead to detect a raised eyebrow and active the claw, would I need FDA approval to sell it?
we can absolutely count on there being intelligent life way, way out there.
I can't believe we've got this far without deferring to Douglas Adams:
Population: None. Although you might see people from time to time, they are most likely products of your imagination. Simple mathematics tells us that the population of the Universe must be zero. Why? Well given that the volume of the universe is infinite there must be an infinite number of worlds. But not all of them are populated; therefore only a finite number are. Any finite number divided by infinity is as close to zero as makes no odds, therefore we can round the average population of the Universe to zero, and so the total population must be zero.
(yes, yes, I know where the error is, shh)
Users of `look-after-my-child-for-a-few-hours.com` better watch their backs!
I feed baby meat. Is good meat.
Also, baby's name is Piotr now. After my mother.
This is the "weaker" version?
That's what I was wondering. The article makes this sound like the "strengthened" version, what with it dropping the privacy advocate.
But perhaps the original version wanted six-hop call tracking...
Cause Star Trek and Into Darkness both cream Star Trek V
I agree on the first, but I just couldn't get over how unoriginal Into Darkness was. I hope Nicholas Meyer got some kind of compensation on account of him having written half of the script 30-odd years ago. Plus I have a special place in my heart for Star Trek V. Kirk interrupts God, for Kirk's sake!
You are of course aware of that whooshing sound.
It's the clever sheep you want to worry about.