It only takes me about 3 seconds to type in my password and press 'ENTER'. Much less than that to hit the 'lock desktop' button before I leave the computer. How is this a time saver? If anything, it will breed laziness and carelessness.
Yup. I was there too, until '71. We'd spend summers sailing and canoing along the river, camping along deserted banks. It was generally felt that the Hudson below Albany was a dead river at the time, but the monster carp we found in the coves along the banks were a strong refutation of that lie. And this was just a couple of miles downriver of Albany's Niagra Mohawk and the (then) Sears and Esso tank farms. It did get nasty on occassion though, until they stopped the oil barges from flushing into the river.
Most talk shows play 'bumper' music when returning from a commercial break. I imagine even a song 'snippet' is something ASCAP et al would collect for.
Um... yeah... you can win money with the lottery too. This might give you a slightly higher chance, but you'll have to wait many years to find out if you've won or not.
I wonder how many lottery tickets one could buy with the money spent on electricity to power the cpu cycles? Enough for one or two a week, maybe? Given the potential payoff, the lottery might be a better choice, assuming you're only in it for the money.
If not, then he must be seriously pissed (or seriuosly naive) since they have two kids. Although, if she wanted to, his wife could easily fend him off. She is a six time Finnish karate champion.
The Watt/FLOP issue has been impressively addressed by the Green Destiny machine at LANL. You can read about it here. They have greatly reduced power requirements for cooling by using Transmeta's Crusoe blades. The machine sits in an unairconditioned warehouse.
A national laboratory. Can't say which one since I'm not an official spokesperson, however, my experience is that they are all fairly relaxed concerning dress codes, at least for the research and technical staff. Safety is more the issue than formality eg. don't wear shorts when working with liquid nitrogen.
If you come for an interview here, I'll tell you in advance that you shouldn't dress up. If you show up in a suit or something similar, I'll think there's something wrong with you.
We just conducted an interview this morning and the applicant was the only one wearing a suit (three out of five on the interview panel were wearing jeans, myself included). We decided not to hold it against him.
Another big problem with the Star Trek/B5 plot model is that the ranking officers take part in all the away missions (something that would never happen in real life; when the Navy sends the Seals on a mission, the captain and first officer stay on the ship). If that model were carried over to SG1, General Hammond would lead every mission through the stargate. One more reason SG1 is a bit more believable.
A better analogy would be that they both have similar user interfaces (steering wheel, shift lever, dash guages, etc) and that GM reverse engineered Ford's UI. A clear infringment. The bastards.
But as long as I sell a variety of products, at reasonable prices, I should make enough money to cover my expenses and be happy.
Happy with a _reasonable_ profit, and I think this is the crux of the issue.
The music industry has been raping consumers with inflated CD prices for so long that they can no longer afford to go back. If the profits start dropping, the shareholders start dumping. The dillema the RIAA is now faced with is that the public is wiseing up to the inflated prices and looking for fairer alternatives (one reason for reduced sales) and the RIAA needs to find a way to maintain the bottom line.
"The resources on the moon are worth billions," he said.
If this is all they're worth, I can hardly see how the moon's resources can be commercialized. Given the cost of the ISS, it will likely take _trillions_ to establish a realiable infrastructure for mining and transport, not to mention day to day operating costs.
Theft is, in part, a technological problem. Do you rely entirely on the law to protect your home, or do you put a lock on the door?
What needs to change is the perception that _all_ forms of copying digital content are theft. Only then can we begin to address how to deal with the true theives without punishing the honest consumer for exercising his/her fair use rights. Cynic that I am though, I won't be holding my breath.
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Wow! 100mbps is 1 bit every 10 seconds!
Still faster than my dialup. Damn crappy phone lines.
Has it every occurred to you that God might be a committee?
He is. Ever hear of the Trinity?
This may come as a shock to the parents, but once a guy is in his mid teens, he is naturally interested in sex.
Shouldn't be too big of a shock. After all, most parents today were in their teens when they started having kids of their own.
If the parents really think they are entitled to control how you think then there are deeper problems...
It's not an issue of control, but one of guidance. Do you really want your kids to learn about relationships from Penthouse Forum and the like?
The average car owner won't even _consider_ an electric car until gas prices exceed $5/gal (which ought to be any day now).
...and mispellings such as these almost certainly spring from a lack of daily reading.
;o)
Unless, of course, your daily reading is slashdot.
Do cop shows accurately depict cops?
Couldn't say, but most of the officers I know *love* the TV show "Cops".
Hmmm... Maybe it's the theme music.
A clay pigeon launcher and a 12 guage work on the platters as well. Lots of fun!
Make sure the cat doesn't crawl into the laundry basket first.
It only takes me about 3 seconds to type in my password and press 'ENTER'. Much less than that to hit the 'lock desktop' button before I leave the computer. How is this a time saver? If anything, it will breed laziness and carelessness.
Yup. I was there too, until '71. We'd spend summers sailing and canoing along the river, camping along deserted banks. It was generally felt that the Hudson below Albany was a dead river at the time, but the monster carp we found in the coves along the banks were a strong refutation of that lie. And this was just a couple of miles downriver of Albany's Niagra Mohawk and the (then) Sears and Esso tank farms. It did get nasty on occassion though, until they stopped the oil barges from flushing into the river.
Most talk shows play 'bumper' music when returning from a commercial break. I imagine even a song 'snippet' is something ASCAP et al would collect for.
- Because you can win money!
Um... yeah... you can win money with the lottery too. This might give you a slightly higher chance, but you'll have to wait many years to find out if you've won or not.
I wonder how many lottery tickets one could buy with the money spent on electricity to power the cpu cycles? Enough for one or two a week, maybe? Given the potential payoff, the lottery might be a better choice, assuming you're only in it for the money.
to the term 'rugrat'.
If not, then he must be seriously pissed (or seriuosly naive) since they have two kids. Although, if she wanted to, his wife could easily fend him off. She is a six time Finnish karate champion.
The Watt/FLOP issue has been impressively addressed by the Green Destiny machine at LANL. You can read about it here. They have greatly reduced power requirements for cooling by using Transmeta's Crusoe blades. The machine sits in an unairconditioned warehouse.
I mean, sure it looks cool, but, wouldn't it be a lot better to use a blade server system.
They have. The Green Destiny machine uses 240 transmeta server blades.
File this one under "you know you're a geek when..."
SuperCritical CO2 is one possiblity.
A national laboratory. Can't say which one since I'm not an official spokesperson, however, my experience is that they are all fairly relaxed concerning dress codes, at least for the research and technical staff. Safety is more the issue than formality eg. don't wear shorts when working with liquid nitrogen.
If you come for an interview here, I'll tell you in advance that you shouldn't dress up. If you show up in a suit or something similar, I'll think there's something wrong with you.
We just conducted an interview this morning and the applicant was the only one wearing a suit (three out of five on the interview panel were wearing jeans, myself included). We decided not to hold it against him.
Another big problem with the Star Trek/B5 plot model is that the ranking officers take part in all the away missions (something that would never happen in real life; when the Navy sends the Seals on a mission, the captain and first officer stay on the ship). If that model were carried over to SG1, General Hammond would lead every mission through the stargate. One more reason SG1 is a bit more believable.
A better analogy would be that they both have similar user interfaces (steering wheel, shift lever, dash guages, etc) and that GM reverse engineered Ford's UI. A clear infringment. The bastards.
But as long as I sell a variety of products, at reasonable prices, I should make enough money to cover my expenses and be happy.
Happy with a _reasonable_ profit, and I think this is the crux of the issue.
The music industry has been raping consumers with inflated CD prices for so long that they can no longer afford to go back. If the profits start dropping, the shareholders start dumping. The dillema the RIAA is now faced with is that the public is wiseing up to the inflated prices and looking for fairer alternatives (one reason for reduced sales) and the RIAA needs to find a way to maintain the bottom line.
Lobbying congress is an act of desperation.
"The resources on the moon are worth billions," he said.
If this is all they're worth, I can hardly see how the moon's resources can be commercialized. Given the cost of the ISS, it will likely take _trillions_ to establish a realiable infrastructure for mining and transport, not to mention day to day operating costs.
Theft is, in part, a technological problem. Do you rely entirely on the law to protect your home, or do you put a lock on the door?
What needs to change is the perception that _all_ forms of copying digital content are theft. Only then can we begin to address how to deal with the true theives without punishing the honest consumer for exercising his/her fair use rights. Cynic that I am though, I won't be holding my breath.