Was Lycos the one which ran the ads with a dog, where someone would ask something and then you’d hear “Fetch, Lycos!” and the dog would dash off to get the results?
I really like my refurb iPhone 6S. Later this year I’m probably getting the battery replaced for $29 (not that it really needs it - wear level is currently 1-2%) and I should be good to go for another 3-4 years.
After that, we’ll see what the other manufacturers are offering before I look at another iPhone... but, regardless, I’m done spending 650-1000 bucks on a phone (this one was $500-520 at the time I bought it, IIRC)
The people who make them not explode are almost invariably left-wingers because that's what you generally become when you're in maths and science.
This part of your statement does not match my experience. Especially with engineers - many of the ones I’ve worked with have been very conservative politically.
My impression of the people I’ve known doing more “pure” science is: overall they probably do tilt towards the liberal end of things, but it’s by no means monolithic. I’ve known both liberal and conservative scientists - but most of the ones I’ve known tended to focus on their science, and were not often compelled to talk about their politics.
Of course a possibly important distinction is that I updated to 10.13.4 from El Capitan, while it sounds like the problem reports are from people who are upgrading within High Sierra - from 10.13.3.
After trying Sierra a couple times, I rolled back to El Capitan - and only recently upgraded my computers to High Sierra 10.13.4. None of the computers I upgraded (2016 MacBook Pro, 2015 MacBook Pro, 2012 MacBook Pro, 2012 Mac Mini, 2017 iMac) had any issues with the upgrade nor with any subsequent updates.
I realize that's just anecdotal, but so are the reports in the story itself.
I will create a KickStarter to fund my measurement of the US coastline. It will obviously require a significant amount of logistical support, so I will conservatively pick $25 million US as “fully funded”. If we don’t hit that target, I will still use the donations to fund a measurement of a section of the coastline for now - probably part of Oregon, or perhaps one of the Hawaiian Islands.
People on Slashdot keep claiming merging the two is what Apple is working towards. Perhaps this explicit statement from the CEO that users do not want it and Apple has no plans to do so are enough to quiet the minds of such people, for at least a little while.
I was really glad to hear Cook say this, because frankly what I've been seeing with iOS and macOS led me to believe Apple was indeed working towards merging the two OSes - and, for me personally, that would deleteriously affect my ability to work effectively.
At this point - unless/until someone develops a trivial-to-install OTR-style encryption utility which can transparently sit on top of this service, I don't see any reason for me to use this instead of SMS.
Seriously? Of course that's the plan. Google is an advertising platform.
I'm sure you are right, but this still seems like a great idea from a driver's point of view. If I'm in an unfamiliar area, it's going to be a lot easier to identify a Burger King at a distance than it is to read street signs. I just hope this change also makes it to Waze.
A few months ago, I made my first trip to a new, unfamiliar location in a town I don't know very well. I've since had to go there multiple times - and pretty quickly I found my self remembering to "turn left at the Les Schwab" rather than remembering the particular street number. I can see the Les Schwab from many blocks away - but I can't read non-major street signs until I'm almost to them.
I would think a successful tech business incubator would require a fair amount of flexibility. Marissa Meyer's management style, on the other hand, seems very rigid, rules-based and inflexible.
Since this was a German company, America has very little to do with it.... other than the South Park cartoon the dweeb posted on his "company" website. That's American.
That's the big hackers we're afraid of? For real? You sure they're working for the same government that can't even get a single app blocked?
As I recall, several of those stories about Russian government hackers indicated that they weren't particularly sophisticated - which is one reason they've been relatively easy to identify.
But then Nigerian 419 scammers generally weren't sophisticated either, and they still managed to trick a lot of people into giving them money.
Did Elon include various journalists' email addresses right there in the "To:" field, or did he at least go to the trouble of putting them on the "Bcc:" line?
Hospitals (for civilian non-veterans) in the USA have no incentive to be efficient. They can put whatever number they like on the invoice and they'll likely get paid.
Having dealt with numerous hospital and doctor bills over the past couple decades, I can state with confidence that you're quite wrong.
The hospitals and doctors may bill for a particular amount; but how much they actually receive depends on a rate negotiated with each insurance company. So when you look at a doctor's bill for example, you might see:
And on the insurance statement, rather than the "write-off" amount you'll see "allowed: $45000".
For the most part it's the insurance companies and government programs like Medicaid which decide how much the doctors and hospitals are going to actually get paid. And it's actually pretty rare for the original amount billed to not get adjusted to some degree - sometimes drastically.
That's great news for the people who didn't get their taxes filed last February like I did.
I did mine back in early March (via the IRS's own freefillableforms.com). But, since I owed money, the date I picked for the IRS to withdraw the funds was today - and that withdrawal hasn't happened yet, which very well might be due to these problems.
So your implication that this only impacts last-minute filers is not necessarily accurate.
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Metacrawler FTW!
Was Lycos the one which ran the ads with a dog, where someone would ask something and then you’d hear “Fetch, Lycos!” and the dog would dash off to get the results?
I really like my refurb iPhone 6S. Later this year I’m probably getting the battery replaced for $29 (not that it really needs it - wear level is currently 1-2%) and I should be good to go for another 3-4 years.
After that, we’ll see what the other manufacturers are offering before I look at another iPhone... but, regardless, I’m done spending 650-1000 bucks on a phone (this one was $500-520 at the time I bought it, IIRC)
The people who make them not explode are almost invariably left-wingers because that's what you generally become when you're in maths and science.
This part of your statement does not match my experience. Especially with engineers - many of the ones I’ve worked with have been very conservative politically.
My impression of the people I’ve known doing more “pure” science is: overall they probably do tilt towards the liberal end of things, but it’s by no means monolithic. I’ve known both liberal and conservative scientists - but most of the ones I’ve known tended to focus on their science, and were not often compelled to talk about their politics.
Of course a possibly important distinction is that I updated to 10.13.4 from El Capitan, while it sounds like the problem reports are from people who are upgrading within High Sierra - from 10.13.3.
After trying Sierra a couple times, I rolled back to El Capitan - and only recently upgraded my computers to High Sierra 10.13.4. None of the computers I upgraded (2016 MacBook Pro, 2015 MacBook Pro, 2012 MacBook Pro, 2012 Mac Mini, 2017 iMac) had any issues with the upgrade nor with any subsequent updates.
I realize that's just anecdotal, but so are the reports in the story itself.
I tried Palantir once - but all I saw were a pair of old hands, withering in flame.
I will create a KickStarter to fund my measurement of the US coastline. It will obviously require a significant amount of logistical support, so I will conservatively pick $25 million US as “fully funded”. If we don’t hit that target, I will still use the donations to fund a measurement of a section of the coastline for now - probably part of Oregon, or perhaps one of the Hawaiian Islands.
People on Slashdot keep claiming merging the two is what Apple is working towards. Perhaps this explicit statement from the CEO that users do not want it and Apple has no plans to do so are enough to quiet the minds of such people, for at least a little while.
I was really glad to hear Cook say this, because frankly what I've been seeing with iOS and macOS led me to believe Apple was indeed working towards merging the two OSes - and, for me personally, that would deleteriously affect my ability to work effectively.
At this point - unless/until someone develops a trivial-to-install OTR-style encryption utility which can transparently sit on top of this service, I don't see any reason for me to use this instead of SMS.
"YouTubers are juicy targets for hackers because they share so much information about themselves."
Well, another reason is because many of these YouTube vloggers are not as tech-savvy as they think they are.
Yeah, those 19 days of the year are the best, aren't they?
Are you sure you're living in Canada and not in Seattle?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?...
citation required.
In the mean time, most kidney failure in the US is caused by eating too much carbs.
So you call out the summary because it doesn't provide a citation for its claim, then you make your own sweeping claim also without citation?
Seriously? Of course that's the plan. Google is an advertising platform.
I'm sure you are right, but this still seems like a great idea from a driver's point of view. If I'm in an unfamiliar area, it's going to be a lot easier to identify a Burger King at a distance than it is to read street signs. I just hope this change also makes it to Waze.
A few months ago, I made my first trip to a new, unfamiliar location in a town I don't know very well. I've since had to go there multiple times - and pretty quickly I found my self remembering to "turn left at the Les Schwab" rather than remembering the particular street number. I can see the Les Schwab from many blocks away - but I can't read non-major street signs until I'm almost to them.
I would think a successful tech business incubator would require a fair amount of flexibility. Marissa Meyer's management style, on the other hand, seems very rigid, rules-based and inflexible.
Those Swedish guys really know how to give you almost all the parts you need to make a bookcase!
“Enjoy your affordable Swedish crap!”
Very prevalent in America
Since this was a German company, America has very little to do with it. ... other than the South Park cartoon the dweeb posted on his "company" website. That's American.
If you don't feel as if the Meltdown patches slowed your Mac down enough, this provides you with an additional tool.
Because Windows users have become inured to the color blue.
That's the big hackers we're afraid of? For real? You sure they're working for the same government that can't even get a single app blocked?
As I recall, several of those stories about Russian government hackers indicated that they weren't particularly sophisticated - which is one reason they've been relatively easy to identify.
But then Nigerian 419 scammers generally weren't sophisticated either, and they still managed to trick a lot of people into giving them money.
Did Elon include various journalists' email addresses right there in the "To:" field, or did he at least go to the trouble of putting them on the "Bcc:" line?
... and at some point during the wee hours of February 18, the IRS finally got around to carving its pound of flesh out of our checking account.
Doesn't matter. They won't darken at all in a car. The react to UV and the windshield blocks UV.
I found this out (unfortunately) after the single time I bought photochromic eyeglass lenses.
It’s the situation where auto-darkening lenses would come in the handiest, but they don’t work. I guess I should’ve done my homework beforehand.
Hospitals (for civilian non-veterans) in the USA have no incentive to be efficient. They can put whatever number they like on the invoice and they'll likely get paid.
Having dealt with numerous hospital and doctor bills over the past couple decades, I can state with confidence that you're quite wrong.
The hospitals and doctors may bill for a particular amount; but how much they actually receive depends on a rate negotiated with each insurance company. So when you look at a doctor's bill for example, you might see:
2018-02-25 Brain Transplant $100000.00
2018-02-27 Insurance Write-off -55000.00
2018-02-27 Insurance Paid 43000.00
Your Responsibility: $2000.00
And on the insurance statement, rather than the "write-off" amount you'll see "allowed: $45000".
For the most part it's the insurance companies and government programs like Medicaid which decide how much the doctors and hospitals are going to actually get paid. And it's actually pretty rare for the original amount billed to not get adjusted to some degree - sometimes drastically.
That's great news for the people who didn't get their taxes filed last February like I did.
I did mine back in early March (via the IRS's own freefillableforms.com). But, since I owed money, the date I picked for the IRS to withdraw the funds was today - and that withdrawal hasn't happened yet, which very well might be due to these problems.
So your implication that this only impacts last-minute filers is not necessarily accurate.
And we still haven't heard from the guy who claims that everyone in Seattle is on dialup. You're dropping the ball, dude!