I just got moved up to IE8 at work. It was IE6 for years, moved to 7 in September. That choice is made by the IT department, and they have to confirm that there aren't issues with the various bits of software being run on the Intranet.
Not everyone uses their computers exclusively at home / at a coffee shop.
And no, we can't just use portable Foo on a USB drive.
Oh, yeah, they left Scotland several times for a better life. Left once to find work, couldn't find work in Canada, went back to SL, remembered why they left in the first place, and then moved back to Canada and stayed.
I am Canadian, same as my "Japanese" co-worker. His parents were born in Burnaby, he's never even been to Japan. Same as my Iranian and Ukranian co-workers who left for better lives for themselves and their familes.
Actually, I'm a reasonable approximation of a Scotsman by heritage, although 3rd generation in Canada.
I have a kilt-like garment. It's not a True Scotsman's Kilt with the 9 yards of wool; it wraps around my waist once, like a skirt. It looks like a kilt, it wears like a kilt, but it was so much cheaper than a real one. It was free!
My dad ordered one, they sent the wrong size and it was damaged. They told him to keep it, it wasn't worth the shipping to return it. It happened to be my size. I've worn it to Robbie Burns nights, formal banquets, etc. It's great.
And that is the story of how the [Beardos] got their family kilt. Much better than the usual, which is "arbitrarily assigned by the English in the 1800s".
Let me tell you a story about an FCC-approved transmitter. It ran on an open frequency at burst data, 12ms at 50mW. The harmonics and power were too high for the FCC. The FCC suggested that I put in a delay of 87ms then a 1ms burst. They would then average out the signal strength over 100ms and use the average power for the transmission for the tests.
I changed the code, it passed the tests, and microchip sends the chips pre-programmed by the reel.
So that's how software can change your FCC compliance.
Actually, it's not the "US government reading our stuff" thing that caused this whole contest. If The NSA wants your credit card info, they'll just ask Visa for it, pay the usual fees, then just get it mailed to them.
The government shreds a lot of paper. Probably more in a day than I generate in a lifetime. The Classified shit they shred when they're done (IAW DOD-WTF-1234) because it's easier than burning. Trust me, you don't want to burn Classified stuff.
Someone probably said, "hey, do you guys think that with today's video cards and CPU power, someone could unshred our shit?"
You mean "it IS being used against you, right now, and your ISP is selling the information for money."
In my case, the IT department is just adding to the pile of things they can fire me for. "This is the number of times you visited/. This is the number of times you visited fark. Get out."
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I'm Canadian, so I'm getting a kick. Our Privacy Commission would never allow this.
Also, you can buy helicopters with mounted cameras for $100 CDN at London Drugs.
Because Phalanx.
At 6'4" I'd say he was the close enough.
Learn some fucking facts. Seriously.
The US debt is a little over 15T(Trillion). China holds 1.134T. That's 7.5%
China holds a meager 7.5% SEVEN POINT FIVE PERCENT of the US debt. That's it. Japan, the next highest creditor, holds 6.4%.
The grand total of all foreign debt is 4.6T. That's 30% of all the US debt.
Foreign countries -- all of them -- hold THIRTY PERCENT of the US Debt. The rest is owed to the US, either to the Federal Reserve or the US public.
Here are the stats on foreign ownership of the US debt.
I just got moved up to IE8 at work. It was IE6 for years, moved to 7 in September. That choice is made by the IT department, and they have to confirm that there aren't issues with the various bits of software being run on the Intranet.
Not everyone uses their computers exclusively at home / at a coffee shop.
And no, we can't just use portable Foo on a USB drive.
Oh, yeah, they left Scotland several times for a better life. Left once to find work, couldn't find work in Canada, went back to SL, remembered why they left in the first place, and then moved back to Canada and stayed.
I am Canadian, same as my "Japanese" co-worker. His parents were born in Burnaby, he's never even been to Japan. Same as my Iranian and Ukranian co-workers who left for better lives for themselves and their familes.
I just want an excuse to wear a skirt, okay? ;)
I'm sure if an Iranian drone crashed in California the US would give it right back.
So if you express suicidal thoughts they'll serve up ads for House of Knives and CNS?
I've heard the punchline with "when they cut 30% off my pay."
Actually, I'm a reasonable approximation of a Scotsman by heritage, although 3rd generation in Canada.
I have a kilt-like garment. It's not a True Scotsman's Kilt with the 9 yards of wool; it wraps around my waist once, like a skirt. It looks like a kilt, it wears like a kilt, but it was so much cheaper than a real one. It was free!
My dad ordered one, they sent the wrong size and it was damaged. They told him to keep it, it wasn't worth the shipping to return it. It happened to be my size. I've worn it to Robbie Burns nights, formal banquets, etc. It's great.
And that is the story of how the [Beardos] got their family kilt. Much better than the usual, which is "arbitrarily assigned by the English in the 1800s".
The TSA is spending it like a waterfall on stuff that even DARPA says doesn't work
I actually laughed!
Yes, you know you're venturing into fantasy land when DARPA is calling you out for being too out there.
If I built a drone like that, I'd have it track the jamming signal and "land" on it at full speed.
Let me tell you a story about an FCC-approved transmitter. It ran on an open frequency at burst data, 12ms at 50mW. The harmonics and power were too high for the FCC. The FCC suggested that I put in a delay of 87ms then a 1ms burst. They would then average out the signal strength over 100ms and use the average power for the transmission for the tests.
I changed the code, it passed the tests, and microchip sends the chips pre-programmed by the reel.
So that's how software can change your FCC compliance.
Actually, it's not the "US government reading our stuff" thing that caused this whole contest. If The NSA wants your credit card info, they'll just ask Visa for it, pay the usual fees, then just get it mailed to them.
The government shreds a lot of paper. Probably more in a day than I generate in a lifetime. The Classified shit they shred when they're done (IAW DOD-WTF-1234) because it's easier than burning. Trust me, you don't want to burn Classified stuff.
Someone probably said, "hey, do you guys think that with today's video cards and CPU power, someone could unshred our shit?"
"Oh... aw fuck, Dave, I dunno. Let's ask DARPA."
Thus the challenge.
I stopped playing PC games around Vice City. It was just easier to get the same titles on a console that you knew was going to run.
I didn't like spending the equivalent of a new console every year or two on a video card.
I understand your problem. Now, will you show me on the doll where the government touched you?
Right here, on my left front pocket.
Yes, right there, in my wallet.
My friend runs a tube company, so we can only hope so.
Red Alert 2 had the Twin Towers aflame on the cover.
The first mission was to destroy the Pentagon and install a mind control device to take over the brains of the US soldiers.
What could possibly go wrong?
If you're a totalitarian regime that cripples the communication of your country to beat the shit out of the populace, plenty.
Twitter has been fucking up countries. Once you get encrypted twitter, it's going to get a lot harder to stay in charge.
You mean "it IS being used against you, right now, and your ISP is selling the information for money."
In my case, the IT department is just adding to the pile of things they can fire me for. "This is the number of times you visited /. This is the number of times you visited fark. Get out."
No, the one with atomic war was pretty shitty. There are a dwindling number of sterile survivors trying to keep the embers going.
There's another one where zombies showed up in the Victorian era. It's best to leave that one to your imagination.
And of course, when Mr. Salk died in an accident as a child, vaccines were never developed. As a result, few people live past the age of 30.
Ours is... all right. We don't have Hawking drives, not yet, but there's a guy working on it. Different name though, but no spoilers.
You don't want a hovercar.
Or more accurately, you don't want a hovercar on the market. All the idiots that can't drive in 2D will be flying around in 3D.
Everlasting should mean forever, not 400,000
I'm going to have to agree with the Pastor on this one. 400k isn't really "everlasting", it's got a finite limit to the lasting.
I think it most likely that the power companies put them onto the highest power setting so they could install fewer receivers.
Then to make sure they got the data and didn't have to go back and change the settings later they got set to broadcast at the most frequent setting.
I ride a bike, so I'm getting a kick out of your comparison.