The "bunks" (racks) on a ship are affectionately known as coffins. They're about 72"x30"x18" (unless you take the top rack, which typically has no "roof") and they've got little airplane-style vents near your head to keep you from suffocating.
On the older 688 LA Class attack subs, most of the TMs (torpedomen) don't even get that luxury -- they sleep on mattresses in the torpedo storage area with no separation between them. They put down some plywood over the steel torpedo cradles, and then put their mattresses on the plywood. And about 18 inches above that is another rack of torpedoes. Of course, there are often actual torpedoes in said storage area, and when there are, the crew sleeps on the floor in the "hallways" on either side.
That's just for TMs though. Most of the rest of the crew gets to hot rack.
Well real estate prices are pretty insane in and around the Tokyo metropolitan area. Tokyo was ranked #1 in the entire world for cost of living, followed by Osaka at #2. To put that in perspective, NYC isn't even in the top 5. Yeah, a lot of things are faster, better, AND cheaper (yes, pick all 3), notably public transportation, cellular phones and service, and internet access -- but a lot of things are much more expensive AND provided in much smaller quantities than we're used to in the US.
So, what incentive do consumers have to buy this new hardware?
There's actually value added here, depending on the configuration. If content can be downloaded locally AND streamed from a central location, then you can have your media wherever you go. That's huge for people who either can't or don't want to run their own home media server.
Personally, I don't care one way or the other about either the service or the DRM. It's been well established, both in theory and in practice, that you cannot give people secure content AND the key to unlock that content, and still expect it to remain secure, and as such, DRM is doomed to failure. But we all know the studios need DRM to make their debut in the digital domain, the same way children sometimes need a special blanket or a stuffed animal to make them feel safe in new situations. It makes them feel like they're in control, and that everything will be okay. Eventually they will realize that no amount of polyester can insulate them from reality, and wishing won't make it so. At which point they'll either suffer a mental breakdown, or grow up and learn to live in the real world.
I don't eschew choice; I eschew carrying around a small box with a large price tag and a conspicuous "steal me" icon on the lid.
I also eschew the anemic power of laptops compared to desktops (where's my quad core already?) and so long as I'm compromising, I might as well save some money in the process.
How many times do we have to go through this nonsense?
Pick your battles. Isolationism, the result of failing to abide by foreign laws, is a losing strategy, so it would be foolish for US corporations not to compromise. In exchange for compliance with the law -- law that won't change as a result of failure to comply on the part of foreign corporations -- we have the presence of US companies, services, and products in China, which is beneficial both economically and (in the long run) socially and politically.
Or do you turn down a paycheck every time you feel a superior didn't respect your values enough?
Yes and no. They're typically accurate to within a given margin of error (uncertainty) for temperature and precipitation, but that margin is fairly wide where the average person is concerned. From a historical perspective, weather prediction is more accurate now than ever before, but for many laypeople, five degrees (67F to 72F) can mean the difference between wearing a jacket or not, so small variations are often viewed as being "wrong."
Additionally, geography can contribute to substantial inaccuracies in prediction systems. What's easy to predict over flat, dry land can become quite difficult in mountainous areas or land near large bodies of water. In either case, the wind shifting a few degrees in direction can mean the difference between getting soaked (or snowed in, as the case may be at this time of year) or receiving no precipitation whatsoever. In the case of mountains, they may either prevent or exacerbate the mixing of warm/wet air with cold/dry air, and in the case of lakes and certain coastal areas, a shift in wind direction can change the "shadow" of such lake/sea/bay effect precipitation.
Of course the downside to living in flat land areas away from water is that such places are prime breeding grounds for tornadoes, which are even more difficult to predict more than a few minutes out with useful accuracy, so pick your poison.
Ha.. you talk as if the point of traffic laws is to increase safety rather than to execute what would otherwise be unlawful stops and searches. Traffic stops result in the seizure of *lots* of drugs, the apprehension of fugitives, and beaucoup cash for state and local governments. Of course the judges and politicians will say that it's just a byproduct of safety laws, but only because it's nearly impossible to argue against safety, even with rational arguments such as yours. All someone has to do is play the "if it saves even one life, then it's worth it," card, and everyone's against you.
The group said that hackers intent on illegal eavesdropping would need a radio receiver system and signal processing software to process raw radio data, much of which is copyrighted.
Yes, that's right. Their main weapon in defending your privacy against crackers who don't care about the law at all is copyright.
Moreover, any such equipment can be purchased or rented from a number of suppliers without any licensing whatsoever, at least in the US. There might be "watch lists" for that sort of thing -- who knows -- but regardless, the availability of such equipment is no barrier whatsoever.
What he is doing would be illegal in Britain and the United States. To do this while supposedly being concerned about privacy is beyond me.
And what a non-sequitur. Nothing about a desire for privacy is predicated upon respect for the law, or vice versa. The two may have common interests at times, but it's entirely possible to have either one without the other.
More importantly, criminals -- by definition -- don't abide by the law, and implying that researchers shouldn't test the robustness of a protection mechanism against possible criminal tactics is beyond absurd. Shall we next stop testing physical locks because it's illegal to break and enter? Or stop testing vehicles for roadworthiness above 55MPH because that's the maximum speed limit (in some places)? I'm sure the police would be equally happy to stop wearing vests because it's illegal to shoot a policeman. "The law will keep us safe!" they'll sing, while doodling rainbows and unicorns in the margins of their citation forms.
I agree with the part about vigilantism being a non-issue, but as for the location of the cameras, it should be easy enough to locate them (roughly) using astronomical markers on the images they record, then get better accuracy by overlaying a view from Google Earth and matching landmarks. If someone wanted to, they could find the cameras pretty quickly.
But then, I suppose I'm wasting my breath: who would ever want to sully political rhetoric with a modicum of rational thought when dealing with a nuanced issue?
Indeed, the lack of rational thought surrounding the issue is simply staggering. Wait, hold on... You're typing with your breath?
There are tradeoffs to be sure, but my iphone is much more convenient to carry than even a small paperback, in no small part because I'm used to carrying my phone with me everywhere. I suspect that actual Kindle owners value the convenience of variable n books in constant i space, as well as the ability to purchase and download new titles from virtually anywhere with cellular coverage.
On top of that, *some* books cost the same, yes, but many cost significantly less. It's mostly up to the publisher unless Amazon decides to eat (subsidize) part of the cost to promote their format.
As for the resale issue, I don't think that's been decided yet. Amazon specifically states that your are *purchasing*, not renting, the titles, therefore you should have all rights associated with the purchase of a legally made copy of a copyrighted work, including the right to resell that copy. On the other hand, circumvention of the copy protection mechanism is necessary to resell said copy, and the DMCA makes no exclusions for resale. For a test case to arise, someone would have to sell or create a business that resells DRMed works by removing the DRM, and that entity would have to be sued by the rights holder or charged by the relevant authorities. The end result of such a case would probably be the addition (through case law) of permission to strip DRM for the purpose of resale, or else (and possibly still) horrible publicity for the rights holder(s).
Granted, $16M is still just half a percent of their net income for 2008, but half a percent is probably enough. For someone making $50k/yr, half a percent of that would be $250 -- enough of a penalty to make most people take notice.
Actually, as with most class action settlements, everybody is opted in by default, and you must explicitly opt out in order to retain your rights to sue on your own. Didn't hear about the settlement in time to file a claim or opt out? Gee, that's a shame.
Nothing's written in stone, especially when agreements are made without your consent. While it's always best to take action in a timely manner, it is possible, in some cases, to argue that special circumstances warrant "turning back the clock." Note that you probably wouldn't be able to receive a payout from the settlement after the deadline, but if you had specific large claims, you may be able to file an exclusion after the deadline.
Regardless, push e-mail works on the iPhone for any accounts residing on or emulating an Exchange server, which includes 90% of business e-mail servers, as well as GMail.
The downside is that you can only have one Exchange account. I suspect this will be addressed at some point, but you never know with Apple.
Right, that's the problem.. you can't "harvest" heat unless you have a significant temperature differential, and a 20F difference (~95 to ~75) is laughable.
Also, I question the idea of "waste" heat. The body heats itself enough to keep the extremities functional, and little beyond that. Making the body work harder could potentially result in hypothermia, although it could also result in a higher "resting" metabolic rate, so it really depends on whether or not the user has extra calories to spare.
There are already better/more efficient ways to convert the body's energy into electrical power; namely hand cranks. They're not passive, but they also don't require constant use, they can potentially provide *far* more power, and they don't require ideal environmental conditions to operate.
It doesn't logically follow that tragedy is the result of acting in one's own best interest. If the result of a given act is tragedy for the actor, then clearly he was *not* acting in his own best interest, regardless of what he believed he was doing. The real moral of the story is that ignorance leads to tragedy -- ignorance of the effects of one's actions -- not that self interest is to blame.
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Tip 3: Don't buy the adult PPV channels; they're heavily censored. Although after a few minutes of watching, you're sort of glad for the censoring.
The "bunks" (racks) on a ship are affectionately known as coffins. They're about 72"x30"x18" (unless you take the top rack, which typically has no "roof") and they've got little airplane-style vents near your head to keep you from suffocating.
On the older 688 LA Class attack subs, most of the TMs (torpedomen) don't even get that luxury -- they sleep on mattresses in the torpedo storage area with no separation between them. They put down some plywood over the steel torpedo cradles, and then put their mattresses on the plywood. And about 18 inches above that is another rack of torpedoes. Of course, there are often actual torpedoes in said storage area, and when there are, the crew sleeps on the floor in the "hallways" on either side.
That's just for TMs though. Most of the rest of the crew gets to hot rack.
Well real estate prices are pretty insane in and around the Tokyo metropolitan area. Tokyo was ranked #1 in the entire world for cost of living, followed by Osaka at #2. To put that in perspective, NYC isn't even in the top 5. Yeah, a lot of things are faster, better, AND cheaper (yes, pick all 3), notably public transportation, cellular phones and service, and internet access -- but a lot of things are much more expensive AND provided in much smaller quantities than we're used to in the US.
Just don't take the bottom rack. Remember folks, drunken pee flows downhill.
So, what incentive do consumers have to buy this new hardware?
There's actually value added here, depending on the configuration. If content can be downloaded locally AND streamed from a central location, then you can have your media wherever you go. That's huge for people who either can't or don't want to run their own home media server.
Personally, I don't care one way or the other about either the service or the DRM. It's been well established, both in theory and in practice, that you cannot give people secure content AND the key to unlock that content, and still expect it to remain secure, and as such, DRM is doomed to failure. But we all know the studios need DRM to make their debut in the digital domain, the same way children sometimes need a special blanket or a stuffed animal to make them feel safe in new situations. It makes them feel like they're in control, and that everything will be okay. Eventually they will realize that no amount of polyester can insulate them from reality, and wishing won't make it so. At which point they'll either suffer a mental breakdown, or grow up and learn to live in the real world.
We can has be seen?!?
I don't eschew choice; I eschew carrying around a small box with a large price tag and a conspicuous "steal me" icon on the lid.
I also eschew the anemic power of laptops compared to desktops (where's my quad core already?) and so long as I'm compromising, I might as well save some money in the process.
running snow leopard, debian, and win7. what's the issue? everything works great.
How many times do we have to go through this nonsense?
Pick your battles. Isolationism, the result of failing to abide by foreign laws, is a losing strategy, so it would be foolish for US corporations not to compromise. In exchange for compliance with the law -- law that won't change as a result of failure to comply on the part of foreign corporations -- we have the presence of US companies, services, and products in China, which is beneficial both economically and (in the long run) socially and politically.
Or do you turn down a paycheck every time you feel a superior didn't respect your values enough?
That's what I thought...
Yes and no. They're typically accurate to within a given margin of error (uncertainty) for temperature and precipitation, but that margin is fairly wide where the average person is concerned. From a historical perspective, weather prediction is more accurate now than ever before, but for many laypeople, five degrees (67F to 72F) can mean the difference between wearing a jacket or not, so small variations are often viewed as being "wrong."
Additionally, geography can contribute to substantial inaccuracies in prediction systems. What's easy to predict over flat, dry land can become quite difficult in mountainous areas or land near large bodies of water. In either case, the wind shifting a few degrees in direction can mean the difference between getting soaked (or snowed in, as the case may be at this time of year) or receiving no precipitation whatsoever. In the case of mountains, they may either prevent or exacerbate the mixing of warm/wet air with cold/dry air, and in the case of lakes and certain coastal areas, a shift in wind direction can change the "shadow" of such lake/sea/bay effect precipitation.
Of course the downside to living in flat land areas away from water is that such places are prime breeding grounds for tornadoes, which are even more difficult to predict more than a few minutes out with useful accuracy, so pick your poison.
My town ordered THC lights. Same problem.
Ha.. you talk as if the point of traffic laws is to increase safety rather than to execute what would otherwise be unlawful stops and searches. Traffic stops result in the seizure of *lots* of drugs, the apprehension of fugitives, and beaucoup cash for state and local governments. Of course the judges and politicians will say that it's just a byproduct of safety laws, but only because it's nearly impossible to argue against safety, even with rational arguments such as yours. All someone has to do is play the "if it saves even one life, then it's worth it," card, and everyone's against you.
Moreover, any such equipment can be purchased or rented from a number of suppliers without any licensing whatsoever, at least in the US. There might be "watch lists" for that sort of thing -- who knows -- but regardless, the availability of such equipment is no barrier whatsoever.
I don't think saying it four times is enough.
It is, but only if you stomp your foot at the same time.
What he is doing would be illegal in Britain and the United States. To do this while supposedly being concerned about privacy is beyond me.
And what a non-sequitur. Nothing about a desire for privacy is predicated upon respect for the law, or vice versa. The two may have common interests at times, but it's entirely possible to have either one without the other.
More importantly, criminals -- by definition -- don't abide by the law, and implying that researchers shouldn't test the robustness of a protection mechanism against possible criminal tactics is beyond absurd. Shall we next stop testing physical locks because it's illegal to break and enter? Or stop testing vehicles for roadworthiness above 55MPH because that's the maximum speed limit (in some places)? I'm sure the police would be equally happy to stop wearing vests because it's illegal to shoot a policeman. "The law will keep us safe!" they'll sing, while doodling rainbows and unicorns in the margins of their citation forms.
http://www.faqintosh.com/risorse/en/othutil/webapps/rot13/
A more realistic game would have you dig a hole, sit in it and wait patiently until it begins to rain, then go for a 12 mile jog.
I agree with the part about vigilantism being a non-issue, but as for the location of the cameras, it should be easy enough to locate them (roughly) using astronomical markers on the images they record, then get better accuracy by overlaying a view from Google Earth and matching landmarks. If someone wanted to, they could find the cameras pretty quickly.
But then, I suppose I'm wasting my breath: who would ever want to sully political rhetoric with a modicum of rational thought when dealing with a nuanced issue?
Indeed, the lack of rational thought surrounding the issue is simply staggering. Wait, hold on... You're typing with your breath?
There are tradeoffs to be sure, but my iphone is much more convenient to carry than even a small paperback, in no small part because I'm used to carrying my phone with me everywhere. I suspect that actual Kindle owners value the convenience of variable n books in constant i space, as well as the ability to purchase and download new titles from virtually anywhere with cellular coverage.
On top of that, *some* books cost the same, yes, but many cost significantly less. It's mostly up to the publisher unless Amazon decides to eat (subsidize) part of the cost to promote their format.
As for the resale issue, I don't think that's been decided yet. Amazon specifically states that your are *purchasing*, not renting, the titles, therefore you should have all rights associated with the purchase of a legally made copy of a copyrighted work, including the right to resell that copy. On the other hand, circumvention of the copy protection mechanism is necessary to resell said copy, and the DMCA makes no exclusions for resale. For a test case to arise, someone would have to sell or create a business that resells DRMed works by removing the DRM, and that entity would have to be sued by the rights holder or charged by the relevant authorities. The end result of such a case would probably be the addition (through case law) of permission to strip DRM for the purpose of resale, or else (and possibly still) horrible publicity for the rights holder(s).
Not quite, unless he's betting 75% of his salary.
Granted, $16M is still just half a percent of their net income for 2008, but half a percent is probably enough. For someone making $50k/yr, half a percent of that would be $250 -- enough of a penalty to make most people take notice.
Actually, as with most class action settlements, everybody is opted in by default, and you must explicitly opt out in order to retain your rights to sue on your own. Didn't hear about the settlement in time to file a claim or opt out? Gee, that's a shame.
Nothing's written in stone, especially when agreements are made without your consent. While it's always best to take action in a timely manner, it is possible, in some cases, to argue that special circumstances warrant "turning back the clock." Note that you probably wouldn't be able to receive a payout from the settlement after the deadline, but if you had specific large claims, you may be able to file an exclusion after the deadline.
Regardless, push e-mail works on the iPhone for any accounts residing on or emulating an Exchange server, which includes 90% of business e-mail servers, as well as GMail.
The downside is that you can only have one Exchange account. I suspect this will be addressed at some point, but you never know with Apple.
Right, that's the problem.. you can't "harvest" heat unless you have a significant temperature differential, and a 20F difference (~95 to ~75) is laughable.
Also, I question the idea of "waste" heat. The body heats itself enough to keep the extremities functional, and little beyond that. Making the body work harder could potentially result in hypothermia, although it could also result in a higher "resting" metabolic rate, so it really depends on whether or not the user has extra calories to spare.
There are already better/more efficient ways to convert the body's energy into electrical power; namely hand cranks. They're not passive, but they also don't require constant use, they can potentially provide *far* more power, and they don't require ideal environmental conditions to operate.
It doesn't logically follow that tragedy is the result of acting in one's own best interest. If the result of a given act is tragedy for the actor, then clearly he was *not* acting in his own best interest, regardless of what he believed he was doing. The real moral of the story is that ignorance leads to tragedy -- ignorance of the effects of one's actions -- not that self interest is to blame.