If you already have the almanac, it will only take ~3 seconds to get a GPS position. I used to do it all the time at work, and that was a cornerstone of the business.
Clearances get renewed. Depending on the clearance, that's every 5-10 years.
And yes, if you have bed credit, you may be considered a security risk and lsoe your clearance.
Let's say you've got $300k in debt and all you've got to do to take care of it is copy one little document and email it to a hotmail address...
Some people would follow up on that, and since some people would, there's a finite, non-zero chance that you would. Given that some secrets, especially those of the $300k nature, are priceless and non-recoverable if leaked, the military and its contractors simply cannot afford to take the risk.
You're right, it should say, "You could go to jail or face $20k in fines for modifying devices that you bought, paid for, and own. Modification can be something as simple as plugging in an non-approved cable or pressing buttons on your remote."
Technically, if you try to paint your car with RADAR-absorbing paint, the Army would like to have a word with you.
I'd be willing to go so far as to say C-60 was written by people who had no idea what they were writing. That's really our fault for not letting our MPs know that we're available for technical consultation. When lobbyists show up with dozens of clippings about "copyright violations cost $TRILLIONS OMG!!!" and tell them that "consumers demand protection against stolen goods" they will listen. If we're not telling them, "we like our existing laws, and we want to own our own machines," then they just don't hear the other viewpoints.
They are, for the most part, lawyers. My MP is a doctor, but he's not versed in the intimate details of copyright enforcement and technical limitations, nor how they would be broadly interpreted. (For example, owning a non-Windows machine would be subject to a $20k fine because it won't install SecuROM, so that's circumvention. My DVR will record anything and play anything, so that's $20k there.)
When I called my MP about C-60, the office was surprised by the bill and what it entailed. It was shelved soon after due to the overwhelming public outrage.
They do listen; they just have to have something to listen TO.
The Liberals are neck-and-neck with the Conservatives in the polls and are looking for an issue to galvanize the elusive 18-35 year old citizens into voting.
If only there was something contentious, like making it illegal to copy legally purchased materials or record TV. Something like "You could go to jail or face $20,000 for owning a modded XBox." Telling young professionals that content will be decided not by the CRTC, but by cable providers and American lobby groups. If you buy a DVD for your kids and let them use a ripped copy to skip the ads and keep the copy clean, that's a violation of WIPO, which could jail you and bankrupt you. Using any operating system that bypasses security features would do the same, too.
If only there was a way to contact your local Liberal, Bloq, and NDP MPs and let them know how you, as a citizen and registered voter, think this is worth an election.
Imagine the ads: Have a guy walking down the street, listening to an MP3 player. A van pulls up next to him, and RCMP with guns order him to the ground. One policeman grabs the player, looks through it, says, "full of mp3s" to another one. They arrest him and put him in the van.
Announcer: "This is the Conservative plan for copyright reform."
My first job out of school, I got reamed out for not putting in 60 hours and for taking lunch breaks. I told them "we can open up my hours and my salary at the same time." When the CEO responded with "if you want to be a computer guy...", I told him, "a carpenter isn't a hammer guy. I'm an Electrical Engineer."
I got emails from the CEO saying that "start time is earlier, remember?" I would reply with, "I never agreed to that rule." They went bankrupt.
At my next job, I got there early, since that was what worked out better logistically. When I'd put in my time and leave, I'd be asked, "how come you're not staying as late as [suckup]?" "I get here an hour before he gets here, and I get my work done on time." "You should put in more time." "I'm ahead of schedule."
After that, I found work that paid by the hour. There were days when I worked until midnight, but those were rare and I was fully compensated at 1.5x TOIL. They ran out of money in January during the recession.
My current job has a NO OVERTIME policy. They also compensate me far more than any of my previous jobs plus treat me with a lot of respect.
You might enjoy "Kiln People" by David Brin. They figure out how to copy people into golems then upload the day's memories (should you want them) into your real life brain.
The copies only last for a day, and you can't make copies of the copies.
You don't honestly think that SC2 will ever be released, do you?
It's all WoW for them from now on. Sure, they'll say that they're coming out with it, but it'll be rushed, buggy, and incomplete. Maybe it'll be written by a couple of co-op students. Who knows?
I'd wait until they get the install disks working correctly before you go out and buy it.
I've been married for eleven years and we've got two kids. My wife (and kids) are geeks.
My advice is simple: 1. It isn't all wedding cake. Your relationship will have low points. Anyone can steer a relationship through an endless series of awesome. You'll fight. Fights will end. You'll see her at her worst, after bad days at work when she's been forced to smile at the jerks; when she has the flu; during childbirth and in the wee hours while nursing; cleaning the filth out of the drains (I don't know why this always seems to be the man's job, considering it's not my hair clogging the drain.).
2. Marriage is, more than anything else, a business relationship. You require a set of plans for short, medium, and long-term goals. You'd better agree on things like kids, housing, and retirement plans. (Yes, retirement plans. You two are going to be in your 60s and 70s at some point, aren't you?) Be honest about what you want, whether that's dinner plans or your favorite position.
3. Don't confuse / conflate contentment and boredom. A lot of couples break up after about 6-7 years when they "get bored" or think they could have "done better". This is especially true when you see her at her worst and you only see others at their best.
4. Let it go. If it won't matter in a few years, then just let it go.
Polycarbonate can't be worn by some people. Try a high-index glass lens. Those are clearer than anything else. You may do okay with plastic. I'm one of the people who can see the fibres in polcarb. (I was an Optician so i got to try out different things.) You may want to specify that you don't want a UV filter.
I had great luck with Essilor's T&L 16 lenses. They're 1mm at the centre, 1.6 plastic, a clear UV tint (instead of the faint yellow) and a nice, hard AR coating. They will be special order if you can even get them. If money's no object, Zeiss makes some fabulous eyeglass lenses.
Personally, I can see the artifacts on both LCD and Plasma TVs. I know how it feels to be the only one who can see something. "Are you telling my you CAN'T see that?"
Glasses USED to suck. My first pair was a terrible plastic light tortoise-shell.
Now you can get frames that look great and enhance your appearance. Lightweight materials like stainless and titanium reduce the weight, while newer anti-reflective coatings let you see clearly without hiding your eyes behind a reflection.
There are NO long-term studies on the effects of laser surgery. NONE.
I wear contacts and glasses interchangably; some activities, like SCUBA diving, require me to wear contacts. (Yes, I know I could get an Rx mask, but I'd rather not.)
And yes, I was an optician before I became an Engineer.
"Piracy, counterfeiting and other intellectual property rights violations not only cost U.S. businesses jobs and billions of dollars a year in lost revenue, they can also pose significant health and safety risks to consumers."
"significant health and safety risks to consumers"??? You've gotta be frikin' kidding me!
He's probably using lead-based solder. That's been banned by the State of California as a known carcinogen.
Slashdot Mirror
"Hell, I thought all phones did this anyway"
Running the GPS on a phone eats up the battery
If you already have the almanac, it will only take ~3 seconds to get a GPS position. I used to do it all the time at work, and that was a cornerstone of the business.
Clearances get renewed. Depending on the clearance, that's every 5-10 years.
And yes, if you have bed credit, you may be considered a security risk and lsoe your clearance.
Let's say you've got $300k in debt and all you've got to do to take care of it is copy one little document and email it to a hotmail address...
Some people would follow up on that, and since some people would, there's a finite, non-zero chance that you would. Given that some secrets, especially those of the $300k nature, are priceless and non-recoverable if leaked, the military and its contractors simply cannot afford to take the risk.
I think it's the "First Sale Doctrine". Be aware that all I know of US law is from Slashdot and Dick Wolf.
The Army would be more concerned with how you got the paint in the first place.
You're right, it should say, "You could go to jail or face $20k in fines for modifying devices that you bought, paid for, and own. Modification can be something as simple as plugging in an non-approved cable or pressing buttons on your remote."
Technically, if you try to paint your car with RADAR-absorbing paint, the Army would like to have a word with you.
I saw that episode of the A-Team, too!
I'd use a looping video of one person watching TV on a 7" LCD just in front of the camera. You've got to have movement.
Even better, use a jailbroken GPS with miopocket.
Actually, that domain has been registered already.
Luckily, my corporate firewall banned it (fatguyshirts) as "tasteless and offensive".
Time to change the summary, editors.
Yes, bill C-60 was bad. C-61 is worse.
I'd be willing to go so far as to say C-60 was written by people who had no idea what they were writing. That's really our fault for not letting our MPs know that we're available for technical consultation. When lobbyists show up with dozens of clippings about "copyright violations cost $TRILLIONS OMG!!!" and tell them that "consumers demand protection against stolen goods" they will listen. If we're not telling them, "we like our existing laws, and we want to own our own machines," then they just don't hear the other viewpoints.
They are, for the most part, lawyers. My MP is a doctor, but he's not versed in the intimate details of copyright enforcement and technical limitations, nor how they would be broadly interpreted. (For example, owning a non-Windows machine would be subject to a $20k fine because it won't install SecuROM, so that's circumvention. My DVR will record anything and play anything, so that's $20k there.)
When I called my MP about C-60, the office was surprised by the bill and what it entailed. It was shelved soon after due to the overwhelming public outrage.
They do listen; they just have to have something to listen TO.
Nah, they're RCMP. They'll just taze him 8-9 times then claim they were threatened by the mp3 player.
"He could have whipped us with the earbuds!"
Well, well, well...
The Liberals are neck-and-neck with the Conservatives in the polls and are looking for an issue to galvanize the elusive 18-35 year old citizens into voting.
If only there was something contentious, like making it illegal to copy legally purchased materials or record TV. Something like "You could go to jail or face $20,000 for owning a modded XBox." Telling young professionals that content will be decided not by the CRTC, but by cable providers and American lobby groups. If you buy a DVD for your kids and let them use a ripped copy to skip the ads and keep the copy clean, that's a violation of WIPO, which could jail you and bankrupt you. Using any operating system that bypasses security features would do the same, too.
If only there was a way to contact your local Liberal, Bloq, and NDP MPs and let them know how you, as a citizen and registered voter, think this is worth an election.
Imagine the ads:
Have a guy walking down the street, listening to an MP3 player. A van pulls up next to him, and RCMP with guns order him to the ground. One policeman grabs the player, looks through it, says, "full of mp3s" to another one. They arrest him and put him in the van.
Announcer: "This is the Conservative plan for copyright reform."
You are NOT a voter.
You are NOT a taxpayer.
You are NOT a constituent.
You are a CITIZEN of Canada and the government exists at your whim.
Canada has a loser-pay system. If they sue you and you win, they will pay your court costs.
In the US, they can threaten you with a lawsuit because it can cost you tens of thousands (or more) to defend with no chance of recovery.
My first job out of school, I got reamed out for not putting in 60 hours and for taking lunch breaks. I told them "we can open up my hours and my salary at the same time." When the CEO responded with "if you want to be a computer guy...", I told him, "a carpenter isn't a hammer guy. I'm an Electrical Engineer."
I got emails from the CEO saying that "start time is earlier, remember?" I would reply with, "I never agreed to that rule." They went bankrupt.
At my next job, I got there early, since that was what worked out better logistically. When I'd put in my time and leave, I'd be asked, "how come you're not staying as late as [suckup]?" "I get here an hour before he gets here, and I get my work done on time." "You should put in more time." "I'm ahead of schedule."
After that, I found work that paid by the hour. There were days when I worked until midnight, but those were rare and I was fully compensated at 1.5x TOIL. They ran out of money in January during the recession.
My current job has a NO OVERTIME policy. They also compensate me far more than any of my previous jobs plus treat me with a lot of respect.
Our heroes leave town to fight the...
CORP POR ...what the hell, dude? I'm the announcer.
Got wood for sheep?
Break a Iranian stranglehold on information to show the world what's going on?
Scare the Russians enough to target ONE GUY'S account?
Let everyone know Gabe is taking a dump?
It takes several years for an organic brain to develop correctly.
This field requires more people with children.
You might enjoy "Kiln People" by David Brin. They figure out how to copy people into golems then upload the day's memories (should you want them) into your real life brain.
The copies only last for a day, and you can't make copies of the copies.
It's a pretty good book.
You don't honestly think that SC2 will ever be released, do you?
It's all WoW for them from now on. Sure, they'll say that they're coming out with it, but it'll be rushed, buggy, and incomplete. Maybe it'll be written by a couple of co-op students. Who knows?
I'd wait until they get the install disks working correctly before you go out and buy it.
I've been married for eleven years and we've got two kids. My wife (and kids) are geeks.
My advice is simple:
1. It isn't all wedding cake. Your relationship will have low points. Anyone can steer a relationship through an endless series of awesome. You'll fight. Fights will end. You'll see her at her worst, after bad days at work when she's been forced to smile at the jerks; when she has the flu; during childbirth and in the wee hours while nursing; cleaning the filth out of the drains (I don't know why this always seems to be the man's job, considering it's not my hair clogging the drain.).
2. Marriage is, more than anything else, a business relationship. You require a set of plans for short, medium, and long-term goals. You'd better agree on things like kids, housing, and retirement plans. (Yes, retirement plans. You two are going to be in your 60s and 70s at some point, aren't you?) Be honest about what you want, whether that's dinner plans or your favorite position.
3. Don't confuse / conflate contentment and boredom. A lot of couples break up after about 6-7 years when they "get bored" or think they could have "done better". This is especially true when you see her at her worst and you only see others at their best.
4. Let it go. If it won't matter in a few years, then just let it go.
Farkism.
It used to be for a non-existent [sarcasm][/sarcasm] tag which then got shortened to just [/sarcasm], and then to /sarcasm.
Now a / is just the same as P.S. Each slash indicates a secondary or tertiary afterthought.
Pilots can buy special glasses that are distance in the middle with bifocals on the bottom AND the top.
Have you tried ClearlyContacts? They have glasses starting at $38, at least in Canada.
They have branches all over the world.
Polycarbonate can't be worn by some people. Try a high-index glass lens. Those are clearer than anything else. You may do okay with plastic. I'm one of the people who can see the fibres in polcarb. (I was an Optician so i got to try out different things.) You may want to specify that you don't want a UV filter.
I had great luck with Essilor's T&L 16 lenses. They're 1mm at the centre, 1.6 plastic, a clear UV tint (instead of the faint yellow) and a nice, hard AR coating. They will be special order if you can even get them. If money's no object, Zeiss makes some fabulous eyeglass lenses.
Personally, I can see the artifacts on both LCD and Plasma TVs. I know how it feels to be the only one who can see something. "Are you telling my you CAN'T see that?"
Glasses USED to suck. My first pair was a terrible plastic light tortoise-shell.
Now you can get frames that look great and enhance your appearance. Lightweight materials like stainless and titanium reduce the weight, while newer anti-reflective coatings let you see clearly without hiding your eyes behind a reflection.
There are NO long-term studies on the effects of laser surgery. NONE.
I wear contacts and glasses interchangably; some activities, like SCUBA diving, require me to wear contacts. (Yes, I know I could get an Rx mask, but I'd rather not.)
And yes, I was an optician before I became an Engineer.
"Piracy, counterfeiting and other intellectual property rights violations not only cost U.S. businesses jobs and billions of dollars a year in lost revenue, they can also pose significant health and safety risks to consumers."
"significant health and safety risks to consumers"??? You've gotta be frikin' kidding me!
He's probably using lead-based solder. That's been banned by the State of California as a known carcinogen.