These are great, and I use them on all my gear. The kit includes a variety of sizes and shapes. The adhesive is very strong and will stick to virtually any surface, and the label is protected by a transparent plastic coating that makes it very resistant to scratches. The printing is rated for fade resistance after several years in the outdoors, and the price is just right.
Last time I checked, iMacs didn't come with an expiration date stamped on the back, nor do they burst into flames when some imaginary expiration date is met. Apple hardware lasts a *long* time. If you CHOOSE to upgrade, that is your choice, not Apple's.
What doubts would those be? They're displays. You plug them in and they work. If you don't like Thunderbolt displays, feel free to use a DisplayPort monitor. Unless, of course, you have doubts about *them*, in which case I suggest you get a DisplayPort->VGA converter for your 1992 amber-on-black monochrome display.
A 62-year old friend of mine took an iOS certification course at the University of Washington (Seattle) and promptly found a full-time position at one of the Big Four professional services firms, developing mobile applications for their clients. Prior to this job, he was a self-employed specialty developer, until his wife fell ill and he needed to procure full-time employment.
So hope springs eternal - it's at least possible to get a job after being Of A Certain Age, if you have the right skills for the right field.
The article makes a huge logical leap: that US laws governing items on federal lands somehow apply to items that are not on federal lands (for example, the asteroid belt). This is akin to saying that US antiquity laws would prevent a US citizen from prospecting for fossils in, say, Canada. What a load of baloney. The author is trying to conflate and confuse two issues (mining in space and prospecting on US federal lands) which are utterly unrelated.
The days of Anonymous Cowards are seemingly coming to a quick close. This abdication of authentication authority seems in-line with the overall garden walling of various sections of the Internet, operating systems, and devices.
Spoiler alert, because this isn't revealed until the end of the story: garble blarble bleeple bloople "Timescape" by Gregory Benford does this, quite elegantly.
I believe Knuth pays for bugs in code, not misconceptions or obsolescence.
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Isn't that a big part of what he's saying - that some algorithms should be written in a non-portable way so they maximize performance? For example, a different system might implement VM in a way that eliminates his performance gains.
That has to make the other one 10 of the better binary jokes around.
Nebulo
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To be fair, like many prominent authors, Knuth is probably very busy and has someone who manages this sort of thing for him. They didn't write you back, either.:)
In this case, we would explicitly be placing these attributes into this being's personality for our own convenience. On the other hand, for whatever reason, we *evolved* to prefer the diet that we do - no one (apparently) guided our evolutionary path so that we would prefer to eat a particular diet.
Ergo, there's a real difference here. Is it ethical to engineer the consciousness of another being to serve our needs?
Hah. It's a fine line - don't want to be condescending by giving him "Astronomy for Dummies", but on the other hand that's the level of understanding he's starting with.
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What... what did I just read?
I wonder if this was a botpost or a human typing.
These are great, and I use them on all my gear. The kit includes a variety of sizes and shapes. The adhesive is very strong and will stick to virtually any surface, and the label is protected by a transparent plastic coating that makes it very resistant to scratches. The printing is rated for fade resistance after several years in the outdoors, and the price is just right.
http://www.mavericklabel.com/p...
Disclaimer: I used to work at this company. They're good people.
Last time I checked, iMacs didn't come with an expiration date stamped on the back, nor do they burst into flames when some imaginary expiration date is met. Apple hardware lasts a *long* time. If you CHOOSE to upgrade, that is your choice, not Apple's.
nebulo
Get a USB extension cable, duh.
nebulo
What doubts would those be? They're displays. You plug them in and they work. If you don't like Thunderbolt displays, feel free to use a DisplayPort monitor. Unless, of course, you have doubts about *them*, in which case I suggest you get a DisplayPort->VGA converter for your 1992 amber-on-black monochrome display.
Troll.
nebulo
A 62-year old friend of mine took an iOS certification course at the University of Washington (Seattle) and promptly found a full-time position at one of the Big Four professional services firms, developing mobile applications for their clients. Prior to this job, he was a self-employed specialty developer, until his wife fell ill and he needed to procure full-time employment.
So hope springs eternal - it's at least possible to get a job after being Of A Certain Age, if you have the right skills for the right field.
nebulo
The article makes a huge logical leap: that US laws governing items on federal lands somehow apply to items that are not on federal lands (for example, the asteroid belt). This is akin to saying that US antiquity laws would prevent a US citizen from prospecting for fossils in, say, Canada. What a load of baloney. The author is trying to conflate and confuse two issues (mining in space and prospecting on US federal lands) which are utterly unrelated.
Nebulo
Frost prist!?!
The days of Anonymous Cowards are seemingly coming to a quick close. This abdication of authentication authority seems in-line with the overall garden walling of various sections of the Internet, operating systems, and devices.
nebulo
The article states, "Of course there is no such Flash update. You should always download Flash from a genuine Adobe site."
This is poor advice. I would suggest, "Flash should never be installed on anyone's computer, ever."
nebulo
I blame Kate Mulgrew and Alanis Morissette! And maybe Natalie Merchant, too.
nebulo
I recommend paying particular attention to the entire book - it's an outstanding story by an author in his prime.
nebulo
Spoiler alert, because this isn't revealed until the end of the story:
garble
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bleeple
bloople
"Timescape" by Gregory Benford does this, quite elegantly.
I'm surprised to report that this one doesn't affect me; I can definitely perceive that the dots change color, even when they're moving around.
Nebulo
To coin a phrase, "Duke sucks."
Nebulo
...which might indicate that you could use the services of both acronyms.
nebulo
Um. Not sure which 1996-2000 you lived through, but that history doesn't quite match the one I experienced.
Nebulo
Foil absorbs light? I think you've been "smoking" too many "peppers".
nebulo
Cannot judge! All cultures are the same! Cannot judge! How dare you!
nebulo
I believe Knuth pays for bugs in code, not misconceptions or obsolescence.
Nebulo
Isn't that a big part of what he's saying - that some algorithms should be written in a non-portable way so they maximize performance? For example, a different system might implement VM in a way that eliminates his performance gains.
Nebulo
That has to make the other one 10 of the better binary jokes around.
Nebulo
To be fair, like many prominent authors, Knuth is probably very busy and has someone who manages this sort of thing for him. They didn't write you back, either. :)
Nebulo
No kidding. There's half a dozen passages in that article that would make better introductions.
Nebulo
In this case, we would explicitly be placing these attributes into this being's personality for our own convenience. On the other hand, for whatever reason, we *evolved* to prefer the diet that we do - no one (apparently) guided our evolutionary path so that we would prefer to eat a particular diet.
Ergo, there's a real difference here. Is it ethical to engineer the consciousness of another being to serve our needs?
Nebulo
Hah. It's a fine line - don't want to be condescending by giving him "Astronomy for Dummies", but on the other hand that's the level of understanding he's starting with.
Nebulo