Because it's easier to put massive complex pollution control systems on a few centralized power plants than to create milions of small, complex, pollution control systems on every vehicle on the market.
Also, it means an end (or an overwhelming reduction) to fuel spills, tanker trucks, etc..
1. People still smarting from the tech-bubble popping? Check. 2. New home machines much less accessible to proto-hackers than machines like the C64? Check. 3. Popular culture that denigrates "geeks" and "nerds" and makes it a social crime to get A's? Check.
And people are confused about a decline in the number of student engineers?
Although I have to imagine that with the smaller cranial capacity, T.Rex's hunting strategies were probably much simpler than those of modern cats.
Actually, on reflection, that actually supports your point - it's easy to imagine T.Rex having a simple pattern of "smell meat, locate meat, chase away anything between you and the meat, eat."
I don't think there's a consensus on this issue; only one palentologist, Jack Horner, seems to be making this claim. While some of his assertions make sense (the ability to sniff a carcass, limits on upper speed, etc..) T-Rex had binocular vision which is normally the mark of a predator.
In addition, the two feeding styles aren't exclusive: modern predators are certainly willing to still other's kills and just generally scavenge when they have to - and while your remark about no healed wounds seems to be widely claimed, I also found this:
In the Sue excavation site, an Edmontosaurus annectens skeleton was also found with healed tyrannosaur-inflicted scars. The fact that the scars seem healed suggests active predation instead of scavenging a previous kill.
Also, why would T-Rex need such a formidable jaw if it was only scavenging and not killing?
I've had a couple of occasions where Apple went well beyond the call of duty in dealing with a DOA lap top.
Now, I *have* noticed that their "genius bar" approach is getting really sluggish - overburdened, I suspect, but even there, once I got their attention they really worked with me to resolve the problem.
This doesn't solve anything; distributing randomness over an internet communications channel is stupid - people could either eavesdrop on your randomizer or, worse, replace the random data stream with something else.
Worse, you still have the problem of distributing the final one time pads - I can't believe anyone would be stupid enough to think that all they had to do was agree on a time to start listening to the random data on the internet to do their encoding....
I mean, yeah, it's sort of the disney version of Amish country now. Or maybe the Walmart version. But I figured at least some people who don't live in the area have seen Witness.;-)
It's still a really pretty area if you stay away from the highways, though. My wife and I tend to visit every year (we live in the Valley Forge area).
huh? I've heard lot's of words used to describe a supreme being, but "inchoate" !?!
Which religion defines the creator of the universe as a rudimentary being who isn't fully formed? What person has a deep seated psychological need for an inadequate supreme being?
In the early 90's I wrote email software for a living. When we added SMTP support, I would use "nobody@nowhere.com" as a guaranteed-to-fail address for testing non-delivery reports.
Then, one day, around 1996, I stopped getting non-delivery reports....
I've never had the courage to try and figure out who I dumped 10,000 identical e-mails onto...
My favorite watches are both wind-ups: A "Charlie the Tuna" watch my dad got me when I was 6 or 7 (i.e. circa 1970) and a "Ritz Cracker" watch that he owned for at least 20 years.
I also own the following quartz watches:
* an M&M Nascar watch * Mickey Mouse (of course) * Jerry Lewis
Kiddo, I've worked on a project with 75 million lines of source. If the code is structured properly you *should* be able to figure out what any arbitrary line of code does.
Even if you weren't the guy who wrote it.
Now, that said, we don't know the details. If the listing was assembler, for example, all bets are off. If the kid couldn't see what context the particular line of code was in, then he didn't have enough information.
That whole "the internet routes around censorship" thing borders on mythology. The truth is more limited. While the protocols allow for multiple paths between two end points, as a practical matter there are very few paths between points - and when those points are countries, the vast majority of traffic passes through just one or two choke points.
fair housing laws, and laws protecting ISPs and hosting services from crimes committed by comments posted on their sites don't protect sites that, themselves, violate the law.
But, go ahead, keep trying to confuse the issue. It's fun watching you flail.
There is plenty of case law that has upheld the constitutionality of anti-discrimination laws such as the fair housing act. Congress did not intend to give online companies a pass on those acts and intentionally facilitate discrimination.
There's also plenty of case law saying that online services are not responsible for the content of messages published. There is no evidence that Craigslist itself was discriminating against anyone - particularly since they have procedures for removing any ads which trigger complaints.
In criminal law, you are correct - but for civil liability (such as downloading music) the parent can be held responsible, just as an employer can be held liable for sexual harassment committed by an employee.
1. There is a difference between criminal law and civil law.
2. Parents are DEFINITELY liable for the actions of their children - which is one of the reasons theres a liability clause in most homeowner's insurance policies.
I know this first hand - when I was a kid I ran a red light on my bike and caused an auto accident. Completely my fault. My parents ended up paying for all the repairs.
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Because it's easier to put massive complex pollution control systems on a few centralized power plants than to create milions of small, complex, pollution control systems on every vehicle on the market.
Also, it means an end (or an overwhelming reduction) to fuel spills, tanker trucks, etc..
1. People still smarting from the tech-bubble popping? Check.
2. New home machines much less accessible to proto-hackers than machines like the C64? Check.
3. Popular culture that denigrates "geeks" and "nerds" and makes it a social crime to get A's? Check.
And people are confused about a decline in the number of student engineers?
Although I have to imagine that with the smaller cranial capacity, T.Rex's hunting strategies were probably much simpler than those of modern cats.
Actually, on reflection, that actually supports your point - it's easy to imagine T.Rex having a simple pattern of "smell meat, locate meat, chase away anything between you and the meat, eat."
I hadn't considered bone cracking as a possibility.
I don't think there's a consensus on this issue; only one palentologist, Jack Horner, seems to be making this claim. While some of his assertions make sense (the ability to sniff a carcass, limits on upper speed, etc..) T-Rex had binocular vision which is normally the mark of a predator.
In addition, the two feeding styles aren't exclusive: modern predators are certainly willing to still other's kills and just generally scavenge when they have to - and while your remark about no healed wounds seems to be widely claimed, I also found this:
In the Sue excavation site, an Edmontosaurus annectens skeleton was also found with healed tyrannosaur-inflicted scars. The fact that the scars seem healed suggests active predation instead of scavenging a previous kill.
Also, why would T-Rex need such a formidable jaw if it was only scavenging and not killing?
1. X-10 is a standard, not a brand.
2. The company that makes Insteon stuff also makes X-10 stuff.
I've had a couple of occasions where Apple went well beyond the call of duty in dealing with a DOA lap top.
Now, I *have* noticed that their "genius bar" approach is getting really sluggish - overburdened, I suspect, but even there, once I got their attention they really worked with me to resolve the problem.
This doesn't solve anything; distributing randomness over an internet communications channel is stupid - people could either eavesdrop on your randomizer or, worse, replace the random data stream with something else.
Worse, you still have the problem of distributing the final one time pads - I can't believe anyone would be stupid enough to think that all they had to do was agree on a time to start listening to the random data on the internet to do their encoding....
Because, if you did, you'd realize that this environment has it's own tool chain and isn't for pre-compiled binaries.
I mean, yeah, it's sort of the disney version of Amish country now. Or maybe the Walmart version. But I figured at least some people who don't live in the area have seen Witness. ;-)
It's still a really pretty area if you stay away from the highways, though. My wife and I tend to visit every year (we live in the Valley Forge area).
Philadelphia does not control the Pennsylvania Attorney General and has no authority over Lancaster county - you know, where the Amish live?
Jeez.
Next up, "Rudy Guiliani orders torture of Al-Queda suspect at Gitmo"
Which biologists haven't been thinking of viruses as the logical step between non-life and life?
huh? I've heard lot's of words used to describe a supreme being, but "inchoate" !?!
Which religion defines the creator of the universe as a rudimentary being who isn't fully formed? What person has a deep seated psychological need for an inadequate supreme being?
Man... Now she's gonna connect me with all that ancient spam.
Well, at least I didn't mention that I was working for Soft-Switch at the time. She may not connect me with email that came from them....
In the early 90's I wrote email software for a living. When we added SMTP support, I would use "nobody@nowhere.com" as a guaranteed-to-fail address for testing non-delivery reports.
Then, one day, around 1996, I stopped getting non-delivery reports....
I've never had the courage to try and figure out who I dumped 10,000 identical e-mails onto...
Your "advise" is that he should wear a costume while coding?
How can you master a computer architecture if you can't master grammar?
I collect cheap, tacky watches.
My favorite watches are both wind-ups: A "Charlie the Tuna" watch my dad got me when I was 6 or 7 (i.e. circa 1970) and a "Ritz Cracker" watch that he owned for at least 20 years.
I also own the following quartz watches:
* an M&M Nascar watch
* Mickey Mouse (of course)
* Jerry Lewis
Kiddo, I've worked on a project with 75 million lines of source. If the code is structured properly you *should* be able to figure out what any arbitrary line of code does.
Even if you weren't the guy who wrote it.
Now, that said, we don't know the details. If the listing was assembler, for example, all bets are off. If the kid couldn't see what context the particular line of code was in, then he didn't have enough information.
But a lot of kids write spaghetti code, too.
In my family I was the first to ever go to college (since then, one other has, too).
For all of us - including me - it was a challenge to convince us to actually pay attention, let alone care about whether or not we went to college.
And, despite my best efforts, both my kids are the same way.
I always thought the program was called "Verona" not "Venona"
That whole "the internet routes around censorship" thing borders on mythology. The truth is more limited. While the protocols allow for multiple paths between two end points, as a practical matter there are very few paths between points - and when those points are countries, the vast majority of traffic passes through just one or two choke points.
fair housing laws, and laws protecting ISPs and hosting services from crimes committed by comments posted on their sites don't protect sites that, themselves, violate the law.
But, go ahead, keep trying to confuse the issue. It's fun watching you flail.
There is plenty of case law that has upheld the constitutionality of anti-discrimination laws such as the fair housing act. Congress did not intend to give online companies a pass on those acts and intentionally facilitate discrimination.
There's also plenty of case law saying that online services are not responsible for the content of messages published. There is no evidence that Craigslist itself was discriminating against anyone - particularly since they have procedures for removing any ads which trigger complaints.
In criminal law, you are correct - but for civil liability (such as downloading music) the parent can be held responsible, just as an employer can be held liable for sexual harassment committed by an employee.
1. There is a difference between criminal law and civil law.
2. Parents are DEFINITELY liable for the actions of their children - which is one of the reasons theres a liability clause in most homeowner's insurance policies.
I know this first hand - when I was a kid I ran a red light on my bike and caused an auto accident. Completely my fault. My parents ended up paying for all the repairs.