*knock knock* Citizen, we recieved a report that you turned off your telescreen. That gives us probable cause to enter and search the premises for illegal activities.
what we really need is a law or court case to settle it once and for all. Either validate or destroy EULAs and TOSs once and for all. imo, these totally one sided forced agreements are bullshit, but until we get it actually set in stone or set a precedent, the current wishy/washy itshowitsalwaysbeendone will continue.
addendum: youre POV, couchslug, is simply an extension of might makes right, adapt or die. by your logic the american indians got what they deserves, as did the backwards and primitive peopels of africa forcably relocated across the ocean, or the Kurds in Iraq, or the Mongols and Tibetans oppressed by China. Tell me, do you also think girls in clubs and skimpy dresses deserve to be raped too?
Lets blame all the victims and compeltely ignore the person(s) actually doing wrong.
they're different frm you and think differently from you, so that makes it alright for someone to take advantage of them through unethical or illegal behaviour? like if someone shoves and punches a pacifist, and you think pacifism is silly, so he deserves what he gets? or you dont vegetarians/vegans, so when someone forces or tricks them into eating meat, its funny, and not your problem?
Wrong is wrong, period. And if you arent standing up to it, you are part of it. Whether you sympathize with the victim or not.
your name is appropriate, you're attitude gives you the moral and social aptitude of a slug or similar lower life form.
hes probably think ing terms of a turbofan, not a turbojet. the turbofan is essentially a fanprop on the front of a turbojet, using the jet to provide power for the fan without reduction gears (the primary difference between a turbofan and turboshaft/turboprops), so the jet core provides only a fraction of the total thrust, most of it coming from the fan.
so an electic turbojet...no. an electic fan? sure, its possible......if not practical. ducted fans are not new, but they tend to be only as efficient as regular props at low speed. they become useful at higher speeds when mated with turbojet cores, because they can spin faster than props, and continue functioning at much higher speeds and higher RPMs.
on long hikes (>200 miles or > 2 weeks) its common to take a phone/camera and solar charger. especially for thru hikers (whole 2000 mile trail to canada), disappearing for a few weeks to 6 months without word tends to make our wives worry a bit. its good to let em know every now and then that you havent been eaten by a bear.
not everyone practices lightweight or ultralite weight packing when they go outdoors. ive actually known people who packed upwards of 70lbs of gear into their pack. i even did it myself in teh military (lil different there of course). and they go decent distances. they're also much more exhausted, and tire out faster. few of them go for extreme long distances though; msot everyone becomes a light weighter after attempting anything over 50 miles.
me, i top out around 23lbs packed away, ~30lbs total on my body (add in clothing being worn, and water). the lower the weight, the farther i can go, faster, and less tired at the end. or looked at another way: the more time i can spend dawdling and sight seeing, and still meet my destination targets.
not only didnt RTFA....you didnt even RTFS. its right there in the summary dude...."outperforms existing lithium-ion batteries with four times the energy density."
it packs in 8x the milliamp hours (or wheverter it was) of li-ion, but has abotu half the output voltage size for size. the result: 4x the power density.
my lil samsung net5 (i think....theyre up to net 10 now) prepaid lasts ~6 or 7 days on a charge. the best part was all had to do was take the simcard out of my old dead phone, and pop it in. then i sold the $25 prepaid sim that came with the phone on craigslist for $25. so my net cost was like 5$ plus the sales tax.
AT&T wanted me to pay for a replacement, or else use the "once a year upgrade"....along with the associated costs of a forced migration and upgrade...all in all i figure it worked out pretty good.
Yeah and it is a terrible computing device. I have not made a single call with my phone in the last two days. I have used it for all its other uses constantly.
With what you suggest I would be better served with a wristwatch and no phone at all.
this post illustrates so eloquently the faulty thought processes you use. you complain that a simple phone makes a shitty computer....no kidding huh? and then say you never call anyone...and even you admit you really dont need a phone...
so im not really seeing the problem here in the devices. as usual....TPLBTKATC
you missed the point. one reason devices are the size they are is to fit everything in. theres very little unused space. if you could devote less space to the battery, that space can be used for other things. it can also be applied outside the realm of phones and tablets, such as wearable computers or the "wristwatchphoneputer".or it could simply make existing devices smaller. look at most smart phones.
myself, i find a 6 inch long brick, no matter how thin, uncomfortable in a pair of pants (cant use a holster due to my work envirnment; snag hazard). about the only way it can sit comfortably in the pocket of a pair of jeans is if the pocket is so deep it goes halfway down my thigh. its sillyness. why i like my primitive lil gophone thingy (nearly indestructable samsung blackberry clone, $20 from target that i popped my sim card into). its only about 1.5x3 in in size. compare that to most android devices which are at least half a foot long and wider than my phone is tall. two biggest reason i still dont have a smartphone: lack of need, and size.
what i really forsee is this would alow even smaller/lighter battery packs. with less space/weight devoted to power, devices can pack in other things, or simply be smaller lighter themselves.
course charging time is another factor. does this material have the same, more, or less time required for an equivalent charge? does it develop memory?
exactly. and comets (and meteoroids/ites) provide annother crucial ingredient: chaos. a lump of idle rock will take longer to spontaneously evolve life than one with lots of mixing and interaction. kinda like how they think tidal pools and other boundary zones were the first palces life and precursors started to occur. impacts of space objects is another source of that chaotic mixing that leads to neat stuff.
"testify" means in a court or hearing. under interrogation is different. saying you "take the 5th" has no real meaning. your better option is to say nothing at all, without the advice and presence of a lawyer.
should encryption be somethng that is covered? its a grey area, one of those places where two competing ideas come into conflict.
i could see a case made for being forced to unencrypt the data yourself being a 5th amendment violation.
however, in this case, they decrypted a drive without his help, so i dont see how the 5th applies to an evidence found that drive. it should be admissable.
to expound on my thinking because it s little unclear: forcing him to decrypt his own hard drive: yes, 5th amendment applies but contents of the hard drive that the cops (and not he) decrypteds: no, 5th amendment does not apply.
No i dont believe so in this case. I honestly lean more towards its admissable evidence. If the contents of a hard drive, or the contents of a letter, are "5th amendement", how far should we stretch it? We could as easily say the presence of fingerprints is no longer admissable, as they are my fingerprints, and thats "testifying against myself". How far can we stratch the concept of the 5th amendment?
the script is not and has never been based on an mmorpg. its always been shopped around was "the warcraft movie", and was picked up by Legendary as such. there is a lot more to warcraft than just the mmo (few dozen books, and 3 entire preceeding games). people in the news simply dont know anything and cannot distinguish that WoW is simply the latest in a long line of games and existing backstory.
no, it isnt. the very fact it's so obviously and heavily biased is precisely what makes it non-objective. it is impossible for a stated perception to be both biased and objective; it violates the very definitions of the words.
thats the whole point. this, and hte claim that helos violate the laws of physics, or bumblebees do, are all hogwash. they simply dont understand the physics at work.
Slashdot Mirror
*knock knock*
Citizen, we recieved a report that you turned off your telescreen.
That gives us probable cause to enter and search the premises for illegal activities.
what we really need is a law or court case to settle it once and for all. Either validate or destroy EULAs and TOSs once and for all. imo, these totally one sided forced agreements are bullshit, but until we get it actually set in stone or set a precedent, the current wishy/washy itshowitsalwaysbeendone will continue.
addendum: youre POV, couchslug, is simply an extension of might makes right, adapt or die. by your logic the american indians got what they deserves, as did the backwards and primitive peopels of africa forcably relocated across the ocean, or the Kurds in Iraq, or the Mongols and Tibetans oppressed by China. Tell me, do you also think girls in clubs and skimpy dresses deserve to be raped too?
Lets blame all the victims and compeltely ignore the person(s) actually doing wrong.
they're different frm you and think differently from you, so that makes it alright for someone to take advantage of them through unethical or illegal behaviour?
like if someone shoves and punches a pacifist, and you think pacifism is silly, so he deserves what he gets?
or you dont vegetarians/vegans, so when someone forces or tricks them into eating meat, its funny, and not your problem?
Wrong is wrong, period.
And if you arent standing up to it, you are part of it.
Whether you sympathize with the victim or not.
your name is appropriate, you're attitude gives you the moral and social aptitude of a slug or similar lower life form.
again. youre spouting BS like a typical slashdotter who knows nothing about which he speaks.
hes probably think ing terms of a turbofan, not a turbojet. the turbofan is essentially a fanprop on the front of a turbojet, using the jet to provide power for the fan without reduction gears (the primary difference between a turbofan and turboshaft/turboprops), so the jet core provides only a fraction of the total thrust, most of it coming from the fan.
so an electic turbojet...no. ...if not practical. ducted fans are not new, but they tend to be only as efficient as regular props at low speed. they become useful at higher speeds when mated with turbojet cores, because they can spin faster than props, and continue functioning at much higher speeds and higher RPMs.
an electic fan? sure, its possible...
because a lot of devices are rated in amp draw, thus allowing a simple calculation as to expected runtime and/or required number of batteries needed?
on long hikes (>200 miles or > 2 weeks) its common to take a phone/camera and solar charger. especially for thru hikers (whole 2000 mile trail to canada), disappearing for a few weeks to 6 months without word tends to make our wives worry a bit. its good to let em know every now and then that you havent been eaten by a bear.
not everyone practices lightweight or ultralite weight packing when they go outdoors. ive actually known people who packed upwards of 70lbs of gear into their pack. i even did it myself in teh military (lil different there of course). and they go decent distances. they're also much more exhausted, and tire out faster. few of them go for extreme long distances though; msot everyone becomes a light weighter after attempting anything over 50 miles.
me, i top out around 23lbs packed away, ~30lbs total on my body (add in clothing being worn, and water). the lower the weight, the farther i can go, faster, and less tired at the end. or looked at another way: the more time i can spend dawdling and sight seeing, and still meet my destination targets.
not only didnt RTFA....you didnt even RTFS.
its right there in the summary dude...."outperforms existing lithium-ion batteries with four times the energy density."
it packs in 8x the milliamp hours (or wheverter it was) of li-ion, but has abotu half the output voltage size for size. the result: 4x the power density.
my lil samsung net5 (i think....theyre up to net 10 now) prepaid lasts ~6 or 7 days on a charge. the best part was all had to do was take the simcard out of my old dead phone, and pop it in. then i sold the $25 prepaid sim that came with the phone on craigslist for $25. so my net cost was like 5$ plus the sales tax.
AT&T wanted me to pay for a replacement, or else use the "once a year upgrade"....along with the associated costs of a forced migration and upgrade...all in all i figure it worked out pretty good.
Yeah and it is a terrible computing device.
I have not made a single call with my phone in the last two days. I have used it for all its other uses constantly.
With what you suggest I would be better served with a wristwatch and no phone at all.
this post illustrates so eloquently the faulty thought processes you use.
you complain that a simple phone makes a shitty computer....no kidding huh?
and then say you never call anyone...and even you admit you really dont need a phone...
so im not really seeing the problem here in the devices. as usual....TPLBTKATC
you missed the point. one reason devices are the size they are is to fit everything in. theres very little unused space. if you could devote less space to the battery, that space can be used for other things. it can also be applied outside the realm of phones and tablets, such as wearable computers or the "wristwatchphoneputer".or it could simply make existing devices smaller. look at most smart phones.
myself, i find a 6 inch long brick, no matter how thin, uncomfortable in a pair of pants (cant use a holster due to my work envirnment; snag hazard). about the only way it can sit comfortably in the pocket of a pair of jeans is if the pocket is so deep it goes halfway down my thigh. its sillyness. why i like my primitive lil gophone thingy (nearly indestructable samsung blackberry clone, $20 from target that i popped my sim card into). its only about 1.5x3 in in size. compare that to most android devices which are at least half a foot long and wider than my phone is tall. two biggest reason i still dont have a smartphone: lack of need, and size.
some of us have equipment taking up space that leaves little room for full pockets.
what i really forsee is this would alow even smaller/lighter battery packs. with less space/weight devoted to power, devices can pack in other things, or simply be smaller lighter themselves.
course charging time is another factor. does this material have the same, more, or less time required for an equivalent charge? does it develop memory?
hmmm...God is unknowable...and we're having trouble tying Gravity into the universal Theory of Stuff...
My Gravity, he's right!
exactly. and comets (and meteoroids/ites) provide annother crucial ingredient: chaos.
a lump of idle rock will take longer to spontaneously evolve life than one with lots of mixing and interaction. kinda like how they think tidal pools and other boundary zones were the first palces life and precursors started to occur. impacts of space objects is another source of that chaotic mixing that leads to neat stuff.
it would violate your privacy for the gov to tell you what they know about you
"testify" means in a court or hearing.
under interrogation is different. saying you "take the 5th" has no real meaning. your better option is to say nothing at all, without the advice and presence of a lawyer.
should encryption be somethng that is covered? its a grey area, one of those places where two competing ideas come into conflict.
i could see a case made for being forced to unencrypt the data yourself being a 5th amendment violation.
however, in this case, they decrypted a drive without his help, so i dont see how the 5th applies to an evidence found that drive. it should be admissable.
to expound on my thinking because it s little unclear:
forcing him to decrypt his own hard drive: yes, 5th amendment applies
but contents of the hard drive that the cops (and not he) decrypteds: no, 5th amendment does not apply.
No i dont believe so in this case. I honestly lean more towards its admissable evidence. If the contents of a hard drive, or the contents of a letter, are "5th amendement", how far should we stretch it? We could as easily say the presence of fingerprints is no longer admissable, as they are my fingerprints, and thats "testifying against myself". How far can we stratch the concept of the 5th amendment?
the script is not and has never been based on an mmorpg. its always been shopped around was "the warcraft movie", and was picked up by Legendary as such. there is a lot more to warcraft than just the mmo (few dozen books, and 3 entire preceeding games). people in the news simply dont know anything and cannot distinguish that WoW is simply the latest in a long line of games and existing backstory.
no, it isnt. the very fact it's so obviously and heavily biased is precisely what makes it non-objective. it is impossible for a stated perception to be both biased and objective; it violates the very definitions of the words.
thats the whole point. this, and hte claim that helos violate the laws of physics, or bumblebees do, are all hogwash. they simply dont understand the physics at work.