Then it dawns on me... if I were a terrorist with a big ol' fruitcake bomb in my carryon or a plastic shiv down my sock, I'd just calmly walk out of there since they've told me that I'm slated to be searched. The only way they'll ever actually CATCH anyone with this stupid dual-line flagging approach is if they stop telling all those terrorists that they're going to search them ahead of time.
The police/government may want the catch them, but the airline just wants to make sure that the flights they run are safe. If the advance warning stops the potential terrorist from getting on the plane, mission accomplished.
I think I would like to see a version of a game like this where, rather than just a threat level, actual charges were accumulated where evidence was available and if caught there was some sort of interactive legal battle. Choose defenses, bribe evidence clerks, murder witnesses, etc.
The keyboard lacks predictive text (unlike the Handspring Treo and RIM BlackBerry)
The keyboard (should) only send keypress signals. Any intelligence or interpretation of those signals should be a software, rather than a handware function.
An example he gives: adding a record to the hospital database for a guy named "John F. Kennedy". It doesn't correspond to a real person, so no one has any business looking at the file.
But, even in that case there are valid explanations. Suppose you're checking your hospital database, for, say, males, certain age, certain blood type, etc. Depending on what data is entered for the Kennedy record, it could match many searches. Not all database checks are by name.
Different readers, different platforms, and different applications have different requirements!
Some uses want a format which is compact as possible. Some focus on readibility (switchable fots, etc.) Others -- facimile-style releases -- emphasize that the copy should as closely mimic the original work as possible. Formats can emphasize the syntactic structure of the text (sentences, paragraphs), or the structural qualities (line breaks, pages).
Even in their paper forms, books have different formats for different uses. Libraries prefer hardcovers, with durable bindings. Travlers prefer paperbacks, with small and light pages. Collectors pay extra for special editions, with quality supplies. Some readers prefer large-print copies, abridgements, or books on tape (in a choice of cassette tape or compact disc!)
Any format makes assumptions, and deletions. It's perfectly fine to have a multiplicity of formats. If its useable, and reasonably priced, people will buy it.
For me, the major hindrance to e-books is the price. Since there is no associated cost of the materials (paper/cardboard), printing, physical transportation, stocking space, and delivery, e-books should be [i]cheaper[/i] than physical books. But many of them are priced the same, or even high (you can check this at Amazon.) what's up with that?
This isn't really the answer you're asking for, but she's going to find much more advanced laptops for sale in Japan than you have a home. You're better off just giving her a raincheck, or the cash in advance. Seriously.
So what happens if I am visiting a friend in another state but want to watch a home game? TV may not be an option unless the friend subscribes to the proper channel. So, use the internet. When the customer service reps call my house to discuss the discrepancy between my IP address and my credit card, they will only get an answering machine.
That should work out fine. It's only a problem if you are HOME and thus watching something you shouldn't. If you don't answer the phone, then they'll assume you're somewhere else, watching the broadcast validly.
Suggest your grandfather do a survey of professor (this is a TEACHING college, right?) Ask them some related questions. For isntance, how many of them use powerpoint to prepare or deliver their lectures. How many of them use Project for scheduling, or Excel for grading. Stuff like that. Get an idea of how dependent your college's operation is on Microsoft products. Then, you can get an idea of how big an operation a changeover might be, and how much resistance there might be to it.
What is more of a debate where I work is if pagination is better than scrolling.
Scrolling, for practicality reasons.
Many of us who still dial-up for internet access like to open a bunch of pages to read later, off-line (when we're not paying by-the-minute). That's easy to do with scrolling, all-on-one-page texts. Paginated texts, you have to first have to notice that they ARE paginated, and then go through and open each individual one, and then pay attention to actually read the in order. Much more of a hassle.
The only benefits I've seen of pagination is that it increases the number of ad viewings (because each page in a pagination can have a new ad). But that only benefits the site, not the user. IS there a user benefit to pagination?
I take the statement I want to keep secret. I make up a completely different statement which will remind me (and only me) of the original statement. I encrypt that second statement. No matter how good the anti-encryption,they still won't discover the original statement.
So, why would anyone who has principles enough to support Nader even consider helping Tipper get anywhere near the White House? That's the part I don't get.
if I were a director who had put out my artistic "masterpiece", I'd personally be offended by the implication that I put scenes and events in my film that are completely extraneous to the cohesive whole of my vision, and thus can be removed.
i'm not for legal restrictions on what you can do with a product you have purchased, but I can completely understand why directors would find said editing insulting.
I'm all for protecting the environment, but vandalizing private property (which is exactly what you're doing when putting a sticker on someone else's car) is definitely a good way to get people pissed off at you. That's easily fixed. How about magnets that say "gas guzzler", and are easily removed without damager to property, but still get your message across?
According to the article, 'Lauri Luotonen, chairman of the Helsinki Taxi Drivers' Association, says the ruling is likely to force most drivers to keep their radios off.'"
So, are there no news or talk radio stations in Helsinki,then?
Yeah I don't understand Lego people either. Wh/y they build anything besides what's already planned out for them is beyond me.
While that is sarcasm, there is a valid point -- he's still only building a replica of an (already-designed) starship he saw on TV rather than coming up with a pure, unique design of his own. So, while it's impressive to build from scratch, it still is a derivative model in the same way any other one you can buy is.
With only 65 people filling out a survey to enter a contest, that's not a unreasonably bad chance of winning. Of course, that's assuming the prizes are bone fide...
dictionary.com: Usage Note: Historic and historical have different usages, though their senses overlap. Historic refers to what is important in history: the historic first voyage to the moon. It is also used of what is famous or interesting because of its association with persons or events in history: a historic house. Historical refers to whatever existed in the past, whether regarded as important or not: a minor historical character. Historical also refers to anything concerned with history or the study of the past: a historical novel; historical discoveries
like I said, I'm applying and I really don't mind a temporary loss of competition
That's a good point. Presumably, the people taking the test who sharing information are applying to graduate school themselves. I'd assume they'd also have a fairly good idea of how competitive the admissions process can be these days. How do they benefit by helping other random internet surfers improve their scores? Wouldn't that just dilute the value of the original taker's score in the applicant pool?
Sounds a bit like shooting ones self in the foot to me.
I'm not sure that Microsoft has realized yet that its X-Box campaign is starting to offend loyal customers.
A prime example is MS's "Midtown Madness" series. Quite a few people enjoyed this (PC) game, and I'm sure the majority of them went and purchased the sequal as soon as it came out.
Then, for some reason, MS decided to release MM 3 for the X-Box only, thus taking away support for the set of PC users who had made the original games successful through their purchases. That, to me, is not an especially wise business decision.
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Then it dawns on me... if I were a terrorist with a big ol' fruitcake bomb in my carryon or a plastic shiv down my sock, I'd just calmly walk out of there since they've told me that I'm slated to be searched. The only way they'll ever actually CATCH anyone with this stupid dual-line flagging approach is if they stop telling all those terrorists that they're going to search them ahead of time.
The police/government may want the catch them, but the airline just wants to make sure that the flights they run are safe. If the advance warning stops the potential terrorist from getting on the plane, mission accomplished.
Ahh. So you want a game something like this?
When the labels know what people are downloading, they know what to put on the radio, and sales in the area increase
except, if you look around at what most people are sharing, it's the same small set of pop crap that the radio stations are already playing.
The keyboard (should) only send keypress signals. Any intelligence or interpretation of those signals should be a software, rather than a handware function.
Where's this great title we were supposed to find?
But, even in that case there are valid explanations. Suppose you're checking your hospital database, for, say, males, certain age, certain blood type, etc. Depending on what data is entered for the Kennedy record, it could match many searches. Not all database checks are by name.
Different readers, different platforms, and different applications have different requirements!
Some uses want a format which is compact as possible. Some focus on readibility (switchable fots, etc.) Others -- facimile-style releases -- emphasize that the copy should as closely mimic the original work as possible. Formats can emphasize the syntactic structure of the text (sentences, paragraphs), or the structural qualities (line breaks, pages).
Even in their paper forms, books have different formats for different uses. Libraries prefer hardcovers, with durable bindings. Travlers prefer paperbacks, with small and light pages. Collectors pay extra for special editions, with quality supplies. Some readers prefer large-print copies, abridgements, or books on tape (in a choice of cassette tape or compact disc!)
Any format makes assumptions, and deletions. It's perfectly fine to have a multiplicity of formats. If its useable, and reasonably priced, people will buy it.
For me, the major hindrance to e-books is the price. Since there is no associated cost of the materials (paper/cardboard), printing, physical transportation, stocking space, and delivery, e-books should be [i]cheaper[/i] than physical books. But many of them are priced the same, or even high (you can check this at Amazon.) what's up with that?
This isn't really the answer you're asking for, but she's going to find much more advanced laptops for sale in Japan than you have a home. You're better off just giving her a raincheck, or the cash in advance. Seriously.
That should work out fine. It's only a problem if you are HOME and thus watching something you shouldn't. If you don't answer the phone, then they'll assume you're somewhere else, watching the broadcast validly.
Suggest your grandfather do a survey of professor (this is a TEACHING college, right?) Ask them some related questions. For isntance, how many of them use powerpoint to prepare or deliver their lectures. How many of them use Project for scheduling, or Excel for grading. Stuff like that. Get an idea of how dependent your college's operation is on Microsoft products. Then, you can get an idea of how big an operation a changeover might be, and how much resistance there might be to it.
What is more of a debate where I work is if pagination is better than scrolling.
Scrolling, for practicality reasons.
Many of us who still dial-up for internet access like to open a bunch of pages to read later, off-line (when we're not paying by-the-minute). That's easy to do with scrolling, all-on-one-page texts. Paginated texts, you have to first have to notice that they ARE paginated, and then go through and open each individual one, and then pay attention to actually read the in order. Much more of a hassle.
The only benefits I've seen of pagination is that it increases the number of ad viewings (because each page in a pagination can have a new ad). But that only benefits the site, not the user. IS there a user benefit to pagination?
I take the statement I want to keep secret.
I make up a completely different statement which will remind me (and only me) of the original statement.
I encrypt that second statement.
No matter how good the anti-encryption,they still won't discover the original statement.
Does the bus actually run to schedule? That would be the most impressive part of the whole exercise.
Not as long as the use of this system includes an additional 'transaction fee', and the use of paper money does not.
So, why would anyone who has principles enough to support Nader even consider helping Tipper get anywhere near the White House? That's the part I don't get.
if I were a director who had put out my artistic "masterpiece", I'd personally be offended by the implication that I put scenes and events in my film that are completely extraneous to the cohesive whole of my vision, and thus can be removed.
i'm not for legal restrictions on what you can do with a product you have purchased, but I can completely understand why directors would find said editing insulting.
I'm all for protecting the environment, but vandalizing private property (which is exactly what you're doing when putting a sticker on someone else's car) is definitely a good way to get people pissed off at you.
That's easily fixed. How about magnets that say "gas guzzler", and are easily removed without damager to property, but still get your message across?
According to the article, 'Lauri Luotonen, chairman of the Helsinki Taxi Drivers' Association, says the ruling is likely to force most drivers to keep their radios off.'"
So, are there no news or talk radio stations in Helsinki,then?
Yeah I don't understand Lego people either. Wh/y they build anything besides what's already planned out for them is beyond me.
While that is sarcasm, there is a valid point -- he's still only building a replica of an (already-designed) starship he saw on TV rather than coming up with a pure, unique design of his own. So, while it's impressive to build from scratch, it still is a derivative model in the same way any other one you can buy is.
An excellent article I read recently showed (by mathematical and statisical proof) that any security system that isn't entirely random can be bypassed
But it's not mutually exclusive -- you can implement another system in addition to fully random checks. That way you get the advantages of both means.
With only 65 people filling out a survey to enter a contest, that's not a unreasonably bad chance of winning. Of course, that's assuming the prizes are bone fide...
MTV is sponsoring movies now? Trying to turn into an HBO?
I remember when they used to show videos. All day long.
Do you mean historical or historic?
dictionary.com:
Usage Note: Historic and historical have different usages, though their senses overlap. Historic refers to what is important in history: the historic first voyage to the moon. It is also used of what is famous or interesting because of its association with persons or events in history: a historic house. Historical refers to whatever existed in the past, whether regarded as important or not: a minor historical character. Historical also refers to anything concerned with history or the study of the past: a historical novel; historical discoveries
like I said, I'm applying and I really don't mind a temporary loss of competition
That's a good point. Presumably, the people taking the test who sharing information are applying to graduate school themselves. I'd assume they'd also have a fairly good idea of how competitive the admissions process can be these days. How do they benefit by helping other random internet surfers improve their scores? Wouldn't that just dilute the value of the original taker's score in the applicant pool?
Sounds a bit like shooting ones self in the foot to me.
I'm not sure that Microsoft has realized yet that its X-Box campaign is starting to offend loyal customers.
A prime example is MS's "Midtown Madness" series. Quite a few people enjoyed this (PC) game, and I'm sure the majority of them went and purchased the sequal as soon as it came out.
Then, for some reason, MS decided to release MM 3 for the X-Box only, thus taking away support for the set of PC users who had made the original games successful through their purchases. That, to me, is not an especially wise business decision.