Consistent, rarional government is too much to hope for. And all that tech stuff has made cars cheaper if more disposable.
FWIW, I think the best approach to cars, bikes, mountain climbing, smoking, drugs is to build in any costs to the public and let people do whatever they want to themselves. Not very likely I know.
Oh, and you *can* still get the car I describe, only it's called a HumVee.
One of the biggest problems with teaching people to write is getting them to read what they have written
Last year I attended an excellent 2 day writing course for science. Besides sessions on tools and techniques, we workshopped a piece of our own writing. The critique was done by our class mates (based on what we have learned) and on day two we presented an improved version. It was instructive to see how something that you thought was clear, was not always clear at all. Most of us were guilty of including "extraneous neat stuff" that was of technical interest, but not at all relevant to the audience of our writing.
I find journalists are really good value for technical writing, they have a straight to the point focus that seems to work well with such classes.
See, modern cars have variable valve timing, coil-on-plug ignition, and a whole bunch of other stuff that simply will not work without the cooperation of the computer.
A friend of mine makes aftermarket ECUs and he tells me that thieves *do* pull the native ECU entirely and bring their own. Stealing tech cars should be in the realms of script kiddies (except they don't just spray paint "ow3nz0r!" on the windscreen).
In nay case, a "three strikes" policy would also make it easy to DoS someone's car, a security feature in one dimension, can diminish in another.
A small tax on semi-hazardous tech devices. Check. It is called eco-tax. We have a flat-rate of $10 per coomputer and $15 per CRT.
Not a big deal on a $1500 computer system, but as someone who used to collect and re-deploy "obsolete" gear, $10/$15 per becomes very expensive when you try get rid of a garage full of scrounged gear. Now I won't scavenge stuff unless I know I can sell it.
I live in a small city (less than 500,000 people) and there is a short, sharp "rush hour" from about 0800 to about 0850. I have concluded that leaving for work any time from 0800 to 0840 means you will arrive at work anywhere at much the same time as the centre of the city catches everyone at about 0845 and this section of the trip is what takes the most time to traverse.
I now leave for work at 0900 and it takes half the time as the roads are clear.
While individual applications can vary in how good they are, or are not, the general area of research is an interesting one. Yeah, OK we can spot Emo kids angsting on LJ, but couple Mood Teller with some context and you start building something like what Neal Stepheson describes in Interface.For example, what it the mood of people when they are thinking (writing) about Iran? How about Apple's Boot Camp software?
Of course there are a few non-trivial issues to solve like biase (people are more likely to blog about a topic when they feel strongly about it). But that's not likely to be much worse than telephone polls.
According to testimony at the guilty plea hearing on February 20, 2003 , Tolleson and several employees of JT Technology LLC manufactured and sold various devices designed or intended to assist others in the unauthorized decryption of satellite television programming without payment of subscription fees or pay-per-view fees to DirecTV.
Fast forward...
According to testimony at the guilty plea hearing on February 20, 2008 , Joe Hacker manufactured various devices designed or intended to assist others in the unauthorized decryption of music without payment of subscription fees.
I am in a somewhat similar circumstance, R&D activities in a more generic corporate environemnt.
In order to get anything done, I have had to learn how people work: Our outsourcer, their people, their roles, their procedures, their concerns: Our organisation, the management, the section that manages the outsourced contract, their people: Our immediate management.
That's the beginning of it. Then I have had to build relationships with all these people to show them that I am not some impulsive loon from a Dilbert cartoon. Pick smll victories to start and build from there.
Oh, and sometimes the best thing to do is to just get in there and do it anyway. Just be sure you have support from on high.:o)
Indeed, I have to admit, I was born in the 1930s, so I was quite young when fascism became a serious matter. However, I do know many veterans who fought in World War II, and were well aware of the political landscape at that time.
One thing you'll notice when you talk to almost any of them is that they're scared today. They think back to what they fought against, and they see it present yet again. Except this time it is being done in their name, by their countries. The proof is all around. It's obvious to them, and even to somebody such as myself, who has vague memories of such times.
I have noticed this sort of feeling from people of that age as well; from quite wide perspectives (not just "us" or "them"). The common themes were that the parallels were too close for comfort, and to remind me to be careful about what one says.
This could also be a way of demonstrating theft of valuable IP when litigating spyware. Would circumenting your browser security to install spyware them also be considered a breach of the DMCA?
Hey, this method how I got a pony for Christmas. (Well, it would have been if I'd actually wanted a pony)
More seriously, can we even begin to calculate the time and resources that have already been diverted into reacting to nuisance policy initiatives instead of developing better software?
Does the EU have an ultimate authority who has a genuinely final say on such issues?
yes, the guy is describing a lemon battery, but this reminds me of a rather cool idea that may actually be practical one day with nano-tech or something. Photosynthesis actually work by generating electrons. The electrons are used to create chemical energy. Wouldn't it be cool to tap into the electron transport chain and syphon them off to a power point at the base of the tree?
As getting the electrons into tiny-tiny wires that collect on one spot is likely to be a tall order, it's probably easier to "burn" the tree's sap similar to a parasitic plant. Also, as most natural systems live pretty close to the edge, I'm not sure just how much energy you could syphon off without harming the tree.
Cool, I found that link and is this a new meta-editorial feature allows one Slashdot story to validate other Slashodot stories or just another Slashdotting? Microsoft VBScript runtime error '800a0006'
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Tracking individual installs in barely feasible within one organisation; either you use this to give the BSA a mandate to monitor business software installs for you (because this would give them increased regulatory power to detect piracy), and/or you take the music industry approach and make assumptrions about what individuals are doing, Ummm, let's say every PC has Windows, Office and a couple of games on it.... Naturally big companies will be able to "negotiate" favourable rates lest they leave the state (tax breaks are a standard deal remember), presumably leaving SMEs and individuals to take the rough end. This proposal has so much potential for government and industry to collude!
Does someone have a list of names of these idiots, so our Australian friends know who to rail against and vote out of office ASAP?
"The Federal Coalition" is the conservative party currently in power; judging by current performace on other liberal issues, they aren't going to give a sweet FA about a handful of irate geeks. Not when we apparently have exploding towel-heads[1] hiding under every bus shelter.
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[1] Well, that seems to be the imaagery we are fearful for
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Consistent, rarional government is too much to hope for. And all that tech stuff has made cars cheaper if more disposable.
FWIW, I think the best approach to cars, bikes, mountain climbing, smoking, drugs is to build in any costs to the public and let people do whatever they want to themselves. Not very likely I know.
Oh, and you *can* still get the car I describe, only it's called a HumVee.
Xix.
Pesky gubmint, I want my gas guzzling death trap behemoth with no seat belts and impaling steering column!
Yeah, I know the market would have delievered it without Nader.
Xix
So where is the failure? And what is the alternative?
Perhaps there is too much corporate involvemeent in the State.
How much taxpayer money is being spent to create and maintain exclusive scarcity for MS and other IP claimants?
Xix.
Meanwhile over in the EU, Microsoft has been accused of exaggerating what is being asked for
and the difficulty of providing it.
Xix.
Random won't cut it because people keep calling their cell leader, dope dealer etc. Nodes are nodes.
Better use VoIP through some kind of anonymous proxy.
Xix.
One of the biggest problems with teaching people to write is getting them to read what they have written
Last year I attended an excellent 2 day writing course for science. Besides sessions on tools and techniques, we workshopped a piece of our own writing. The critique was done by our class mates (based on what we have learned) and on day two we presented an improved version. It was instructive to see how something that you thought was clear, was not always clear at all. Most of us were guilty of including "extraneous neat stuff" that was of technical interest, but not at all relevant to the audience of our writing.
I find journalists are really good value for technical writing, they have a straight to the point focus that seems to work well with such classes.
Someone ought to Gates those Clippys up the Allchin and kick them in the Balmers for coming up with an idea that's so WinFS.
See, modern cars have variable valve timing, coil-on-plug ignition, and a whole bunch of other stuff that simply will not work without the cooperation of the computer.
A friend of mine makes aftermarket ECUs and he tells me that thieves *do* pull the native ECU entirely and bring their own. Stealing tech cars should be in the realms of script kiddies (except they don't just spray paint "ow3nz0r!" on the windscreen).
In nay case, a "three strikes" policy would also make it easy to DoS someone's car, a security feature in one dimension, can diminish in another.
Xix.
A small tax on semi-hazardous tech devices. Check. It is called eco-tax.
We have a flat-rate of $10 per coomputer and $15 per CRT.
Not a big deal on a $1500 computer system, but as someone who used to collect and re-deploy "obsolete" gear, $10/$15 per becomes very expensive when you try get rid of a garage full of scrounged gear. Now I won't scavenge stuff unless I know I can sell it.
Xix.
So is successful President wielding power here or drawing attention away from it?
It's certainly got more media mileage than anything else he's done recently.
Xix.
I live in a small city (less than 500,000 people) and there is a short, sharp "rush hour" from about 0800 to about 0850. I have concluded that leaving for work any time from 0800 to 0840 means you will arrive at work anywhere at much the same time as the centre of the city catches everyone at about 0845 and this section of the trip is what takes the most time to traverse.
I now leave for work at 0900 and it takes half the time as the roads are clear.
While individual applications can vary in how good they are, or are not, the general area of research is an interesting one. Yeah, OK we can spot Emo kids angsting on LJ, but couple Mood Teller with some context and you start building something like what Neal Stepheson describes in Interface.For example, what it the mood of people when they are thinking (writing) about Iran? How about Apple's Boot Camp software?
Of course there are a few non-trivial issues to solve like biase (people are more likely to blog about a topic when they feel strongly about it). But that's not likely to be much worse than telephone polls.
Xix.
Fast forward...
Recent events show that it won't matter too much where you might live.
Xix.
And you mustn't upload NC rated pics because the SysAdmin is 17.
Ats a nice kernal youse got dere, it'd be a shaame if it got all busted, know what I mean?
I am in a somewhat similar circumstance, R&D activities in a more generic corporate environemnt.
:o)
In order to get anything done, I have had to learn how people work: Our outsourcer, their people, their roles, their procedures, their concerns: Our organisation, the management, the section that manages the outsourced contract, their people: Our immediate management.
That's the beginning of it. Then I have had to build relationships with all these people to show them that I am not some impulsive loon from a Dilbert cartoon. Pick smll victories to start and build from there.
Oh, and sometimes the best thing to do is to just get in there and do it anyway. Just be sure you have support from on high.
"Yes sir, while I may have compromised your daughter, I really do hope we can agree on a bridge position regarding her virginity"
This could also be a way of demonstrating theft of valuable IP when litigating spyware. Would circumenting your browser security to install spyware them also be considered a breach of the DMCA?
Xix.
Hey, this method how I got a pony for Christmas. (Well, it would have been if I'd actually wanted a pony)
More seriously, can we even begin to calculate the time and resources that have already been diverted into reacting to nuisance policy initiatives instead of developing better software?
Does the EU have an ultimate authority who has a genuinely final say on such issues?
Xix.
yes, the guy is describing a lemon battery, but this reminds me of a rather cool idea that may actually be practical one day with nano-tech or something. Photosynthesis actually work by generating electrons. The electrons are used to create chemical energy. Wouldn't it be cool to tap into the electron transport chain and syphon them off to a power point at the base of the tree?
As getting the electrons into tiny-tiny wires that collect on one spot is likely to be a tall order, it's probably easier to "burn" the tree's sap similar to a parasitic plant. Also, as most natural systems live pretty close to the edge, I'm not sure just how much energy you could syphon off without harming the tree.
Xix.
Cool, I found that link and is this a new meta-editorial feature allows one Slashdot story to validate other Slashodot stories or just another Slashdotting?
. ./asp/classes/clsDeptSearch.inc, line 521
Microsoft VBScript runtime error '800a0006'
Overflow: 'CINT'
D:\INETPUB\WWWROOT\MACHINEDESIGN\LIVE\MDSITE\ASP\
Oops...
Tracking individual installs in barely feasible within one organisation; either you use this to give the BSA a mandate to monitor business software installs for you (because this would give them increased regulatory power to detect piracy), and/or you take the music industry approach and make assumptrions about what individuals are doing, Ummm, let's say every PC has Windows, Office and a couple of games on it.... Naturally big companies will be able to "negotiate" favourable rates lest they leave the state (tax breaks are a standard deal remember), presumably leaving SMEs and individuals to take the rough end. This proposal has so much potential for government and industry to collude!
Xix
[1] Well, that seems to be the imaagery we are fearful for
Probably the best, most concise comment I have read on /. all year. :o)