In reality, this post should have been titled "Sling Still Doesn't Beat the Cable Bundle", since that's pretty much the only option they looked at - and even that is disingenuous, since cord-cutting normally involves people who have decided to turn their back on the traditional TV channel idea.
It's not surprising that a person who must rely on cable internet (which is most of us) and still wants local network channels will probably find the cable company to offer the cheapest option.
While true, it's still far more likely that the record will eventually hit a rock of some form than that it will land in the hands of an intelligent species. Space may be empty, but of what we do know to be out there, a much larger portion of it is some form of rock than is intelligent life.
You're assuming both possibilities are completely driven by random chance without offering any proof that is the case. We really don't have enough information to even pretend to draw a conclusion regarding those probabilities.
How can so many people with reasonably low Slashdot UIDs apparently not know who Jonathan Coulton is? Even setting aside his cred as a geeky tech-loving musician - stories about him have been featured on this site for years.
So the summary says there's been no measurable increase in test scores... okay.
But the summary also asks "is it doing more harm than good?" without, as far as I can tell, providing any data that addresses that question, one way or the other. So why is that question even there?
Are we supposed to imagine how it might be harmful? Has Maine perchance seen a spike in laptop-enabled crime, where bullies are using their government-provided laptops as bludgeons?
Using the VIN number, they can reproduce ANY key for ANY model the manufacturer carries. Sure it may be a bit of a hassle but with proof of ownership, any dealer can reproduce the keys.
AND they'll only charge you a few hundred dollars for the privilege*!
*The privilege of making a new key for a car you own. Something hardware stores used to do for around three or four bucks.
I think I made the right choice when I stopped using Plex a couple years ago. They've been heading down a path I don't particularly like for some time now.
Back some 12-15 years... it was common to see our dev chief roll back the entire Source Safe repository from backups. Some times I saw him do this on a daily basis. Another fine touch where when some dev checked out some files and went on a 5 week vacation leaving the file locked in Source Safe, not the good old days:)
Except for the "Microsoft" part, this sounds a whole heck of a lot like the modus operandi of a boss and one particular co-worker I had at roughly the same time as you!
Thank God neither one of them is around here anymore... so much of my time, back then, was spent cleaning up after their messes.
... as the newly minted chief of staff John Kelly sought to bring order to a White House riven by infighting and power struggles...
As we saw on Tuesday - there's only so much discipline and order General Kelly can impose because the biggest problem in that regard is actually Trump being Trump.
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In reality, this post should have been titled "Sling Still Doesn't Beat the Cable Bundle", since that's pretty much the only option they looked at - and even that is disingenuous, since cord-cutting normally involves people who have decided to turn their back on the traditional TV channel idea.
It's not surprising that a person who must rely on cable internet (which is most of us) and still wants local network channels will probably find the cable company to offer the cheapest option.
The privacy-preserving search engine, DuckDuckGoogle.
We need to manage to get back out of low earth orbit first before assuming we're going to make it into interstellar space anytime.
While true, it's still far more likely that the record will eventually hit a rock of some form than that it will land in the hands of an intelligent species. Space may be empty, but of what we do know to be out there, a much larger portion of it is some form of rock than is intelligent life.
You're assuming both possibilities are completely driven by random chance without offering any proof that is the case. We really don't have enough information to even pretend to draw a conclusion regarding those probabilities.
How can so many people with reasonably low Slashdot UIDs apparently not know who Jonathan Coulton is? Even setting aside his cred as a geeky tech-loving musician - stories about him have been featured on this site for years.
Heck, he even recut "Code Monkey" and sent it to CmdrTaco in celebration of Slashdot's 15th anniversary.
As described in the article, it seems like this might be ripe for abuse as a hard-to-block DDOS tool. How would that be prevented?
Wow, suddenly I feel an urgent need to do some home improvement!
Technically Realplayer had streaming audio before winamp or shoutcast.
While RealPlayer offered streaming before Winamp, its first streams were still buffering when Winamp got finished and people started using it.
Ain't English wonderful?
I have no interest in building or running the software... but I imagine reading the code comments would be hilarious and enlightening.
So the summary says there's been no measurable increase in test scores... okay.
But the summary also asks "is it doing more harm than good?" without, as far as I can tell, providing any data that addresses that question, one way or the other. So why is that question even there?
Are we supposed to imagine how it might be harmful? Has Maine perchance seen a spike in laptop-enabled crime, where bullies are using their government-provided laptops as bludgeons?
Someone set us up the bomb.
Have you ever heard of this ship?
I was not aware that German military transports were part of the US Navy - you learn something new every day!
Well he said he wishes he could date his daughter, and she's Jewish...
Using the VIN number, they can reproduce ANY key for ANY model the manufacturer carries. Sure it may be a bit of a hassle but with proof of ownership, any dealer can reproduce the keys.
AND they'll only charge you a few hundred dollars for the privilege*!
*The privilege of making a new key for a car you own. Something hardware stores used to do for around three or four bucks.
Don't be silly, Tom Robinson of Saginaw, Michigan.
I think I made the right choice when I stopped using Plex a couple years ago. They've been heading down a path I don't particularly like for some time now.
But if you're happy with them, more power to you.
Seriously, they were both running against the only person they could lose to.
I found the whole situation quite depressing. 300 million Americans, and those two were somehow the best we could come up with?
And what the hell is a "three-month"?
Maybe it's like a three-way?
It's a win-win!
Back some 12-15 years ... it was common to see our dev chief roll back the entire Source Safe repository from backups. Some times I saw him do this on a daily basis. Another fine touch where when some dev checked out some files and went on a 5 week vacation leaving the file locked in Source Safe, not the good old days :)
Except for the "Microsoft" part, this sounds a whole heck of a lot like the modus operandi of a boss and one particular co-worker I had at roughly the same time as you!
Thank God neither one of them is around here anymore... so much of my time, back then, was spent cleaning up after their messes.
Given Trump's successes thus far,
What successes are you referring to?
I always thought it was a bad idea and never enabled it.
I agree with your opinion... but unfortunately there are some places where Amazon won't allow you to disable it. Like with Kindle books, for instance.
He had a real self-effacing humor which played off well against Frank Sinatra's brash cockiness.
... as the newly minted chief of staff John Kelly sought to bring order to a White House riven by infighting and power struggles ...
As we saw on Tuesday - there's only so much discipline and order General Kelly can impose because the biggest problem in that regard is actually Trump being Trump.