And now to fuck up everyone who just got that, if you were talking about the possession of Steve Jobs's whole family, you would say "It belongs to the Jobs'." It's all about context.
I wouldn't mind charging my cellphone almost every night if it only took a few seconds.
Exactly how little sleep are you getting that you can't charge your cellphone every night? One of the last things I do before I go to bed is plug my cell phone in, and one of the last things I do before leaving for work is unplug my cellphone. That gives between 5 and 9 hours to charge, and most phones only take a few hours. So where's the problem?
Now, if it only took a few minutes to charge, I'd want them to throw all kinds of features on there that would suck up power (if used). Recharging a few minutes a day in even a busy schedule is nothing - just plug it into your car while you're heading to work.
Wow, that's impressive. I've never seen so many people on slashdot admit they program in VB, at one time. Might as well add my name to the list. I'm not embarrassed - it's fed my kids quite nicely.
It also only really addresses the problems of the initial transportation costs if you're a creationist, because then there is prior evidence that such a system can be set up in seven days flat (you might even have time to rest at the end).
True, with one additional requirement, infinite power (or enough so as to make no practical difference). Of course, with enough power and the ability to control it, anyone can make anything and we can skip little issues of where the stuff has to come from or how we ship it.
Hey, don't look at me. You're the one who started with the sarcastic and irrelevant remarks...
I mean, seriously. When I call someone long distance, I pay the bill. They don't typically bill the person I'm calling, too. This sounds remarkably similar to the VOIP phone service in my area, where all calls are included in the basic rate, no matter where or for how long. Sure, the other party has to have phone service, too, but I feel pretty confident that Google pays something for their access to the backbone.
This just sounds like another BS excuse to get more money. If the flat rate is too expensive (doubtful), raise the rate or make it per MB. Either way, they need to give up on the double-billing idea.
It's similar to what we do with sports teams, schools, and other communities. It doubtless ties directly to a survival mechanism which we as pack animals have. I wouldn't be surprised to find this is also the root of racism and xenophobia, basic us vs. them mentality. "This is my 'team', and if anyone is going to get those limited resources, it had better be 'us'." "Here we go again, those [minority-of-the-day] are coming into our country, stealing our jobs, ruining our neighbourhoods..." "Go [insert sports team, or tech school, here]!" "[Programming language a] is soooo much better than [programming language b]...(mainly because I use [programming language a])."
It all looks pretty similar to me. Extending this to non-human or inanimate elements that you depend on for survival doesn't seem so surprising from that perspective.
Given the relatively rapid shifting of the suns magnetic field, and the shapes of various charged particle streams from various stars, I can't say I'm entirely surprised with what they've found. There's also the question of whether the variation is from difference in time between the samples, as well as location. That can be answered in part by observations of other stars, but I wonder how easy it is to detect minor variations (about 10% radius) in a magnetic field from light-years away.
And those are all questions that support funding the Voyager series as long as it gives new data. I'd say it's value is just as important as the planetary explorations that they're focusing on. I personally wouldn't mind if they flung out a few dozen (maybe a couple hundred) to give us samples from around the heliosphere with samples a couple years apart. It could give some interesting data, even if its value wasn't equal to the cost.
Wow, a completely untested theory proposed when we had no data points to even base it on is invalidated by two units of data. I'm sure Rutherford would be surprised.
Seriously, when you make a theory with no actual data, it sounds a lot like an educated guess. I'm not saying it shouldn't be done, but you'd be a fool to be surprised it was wrong or incomplete. It's a starting point, not a destination.
I'm currently on what you called a "maintenance drug" for a long-term condition. I'm getting the results expected for the drug, with none of the side-effects (which can be bad). I've had varying qualities of diet and lifestyle over the duration of my condition while I wasn't taking medication and, while my symptoms were lower when my lifestyle was at its best, I've never felt as good as I do now. It's worth noting that my lifestyle is currently at a poorer state, close to the typical North American's.
What I'm getting at is that I agree with you, to a point. Like anything else, take the least invasive approach to solving a problem, so long as the problem is solved. Fortunately for you, that was merely (merely!) an overhaul of your lifestyle. Less fortunately for me, it may be a lifetime of medication. But frankly, if the improvement is as dramatic as it has been, that's a price I'm willing to pay. Not that I'm unwilling to see what difference a lifestyle change can add to (or maybe even replace) it.
DOE can file a patent to prevent this sort of abuse, and then decline to charge any licensing fee for companies or individuals that want to employ the technology.
The government doesn't need to charge license fees. They can just tax you. A patent would only be useful if it was applied to other countries' corporations.
Hmm, perhaps the U.S. government just wants to prove, once and for all, that they have more balls (numerically and by volume) than anyone else?
Screens can be pretty modular. My ThinkPad had a bad inverter - almost all the leads broke right near the inverter, not something that happens due to mechanical stress (read, shoddy design). Apparently, it's endemic for my particular model. On the other hand, it's pretty easy to fix. About a dozen screws, a couple connectors, and it was all done.
If you're a member of PETA, or financially support PETA, then numerically you don't represent much of the world, either. They don't even represent much of North America, for that matter. They may be competition for the Vatican, though.
There is a presupposition in your statement that all killing is (equally) bad. Much of the world doesn't agree with this opinion. There are also far more categories than "self-defense" and "other". Again, there seems to be an implication with you associating "gathering food" and "murder" which I think much of the world would take issue with, as well.
While it may have been written in VBA, it was still a virus, and one that depended on functionality provided by Word. Calling it anything less than a virus would be similar to calling a binary executable with equivalent functionality written in C++ for Windows an application. Therefore, Word is an attack vector. Also, you didn't use the qualifier of Zero-day in your statement about Word.
But yes, this does appear to be the first non-macro Word virus. Even worse that it's zero-day.
But of course, everyone knows that Word is full of holes because no-one has really attempted to use it as an attack vector yet since there are many easier ways.
I'm not sure if you're being sarcastic or not, so allow me to say one word: Melissa.
The problem is, from what I've read (very little), the decision doesn't specify on how the patent-holding company is set up, but how much of an impact to business the accused infringer is causing. This may not be a difference so far as the decision is concerned, although the small inventor may have other ideas.
So the concept is inherently flawed and can only be fixed by further privacy violations.
Apparently you and I have different definitions of "flawed". Their actions seem to have worked out very well for them if their powers are increased, wouldn't you say?
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My integrity? For a fast car? Now that's a deal I can work with. I thought they wanted me to produce something useful, too.
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And now to fuck up everyone who just got that, if you were talking about the possession of Steve Jobs's whole family, you would say "It belongs to the Jobs'." It's all about context.
I wouldn't mind charging my cellphone almost every night if it only took a few seconds.
Exactly how little sleep are you getting that you can't charge your cellphone every night? One of the last things I do before I go to bed is plug my cell phone in, and one of the last things I do before leaving for work is unplug my cellphone. That gives between 5 and 9 hours to charge, and most phones only take a few hours. So where's the problem?
Now, if it only took a few minutes to charge, I'd want them to throw all kinds of features on there that would suck up power (if used). Recharging a few minutes a day in even a busy schedule is nothing - just plug it into your car while you're heading to work.
My historically accurate, photo-quality, anatomically correct Jack the Ripper game will still be available!
I think I'll follow up with "Mad Like Vlad", an FPI (first-person impaler) where you get to do what Vlad does best.
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Wow, that's impressive. I've never seen so many people on slashdot admit they program in VB, at one time. Might as well add my name to the list. I'm not embarrassed - it's fed my kids quite nicely.
Custom Hardware Guarantees Customer Lock-in. I love it.
It also only really addresses the problems of the initial transportation costs if you're a creationist, because then there is prior evidence that such a system can be set up in seven days flat (you might even have time to rest at the end).
True, with one additional requirement, infinite power (or enough so as to make no practical difference). Of course, with enough power and the ability to control it, anyone can make anything and we can skip little issues of where the stuff has to come from or how we ship it.
Hey, don't look at me. You're the one who started with the sarcastic and irrelevant remarks...
I just don't see them competing in a direct, substantive way, at least just yet.
I'm sure the makers of Stacker felt the same way. The DOS 6.0 came out.
I mean, seriously. When I call someone long distance, I pay the bill. They don't typically bill the person I'm calling, too. This sounds remarkably similar to the VOIP phone service in my area, where all calls are included in the basic rate, no matter where or for how long. Sure, the other party has to have phone service, too, but I feel pretty confident that Google pays something for their access to the backbone.
This just sounds like another BS excuse to get more money. If the flat rate is too expensive (doubtful), raise the rate or make it per MB. Either way, they need to give up on the double-billing idea.
It's similar to what we do with sports teams, schools, and other communities. It doubtless ties directly to a survival mechanism which we as pack animals have. I wouldn't be surprised to find this is also the root of racism and xenophobia, basic us vs. them mentality.
"This is my 'team', and if anyone is going to get those limited resources, it had better be 'us'."
"Here we go again, those [minority-of-the-day] are coming into our country, stealing our jobs, ruining our neighbourhoods..."
"Go [insert sports team, or tech school, here]!"
"[Programming language a] is soooo much better than [programming language b]...(mainly because I use [programming language a])."
It all looks pretty similar to me. Extending this to non-human or inanimate elements that you depend on for survival doesn't seem so surprising from that perspective.
Given the relatively rapid shifting of the suns magnetic field, and the shapes of various charged particle streams from various stars, I can't say I'm entirely surprised with what they've found. There's also the question of whether the variation is from difference in time between the samples, as well as location. That can be answered in part by observations of other stars, but I wonder how easy it is to detect minor variations (about 10% radius) in a magnetic field from light-years away.
And those are all questions that support funding the Voyager series as long as it gives new data. I'd say it's value is just as important as the planetary explorations that they're focusing on. I personally wouldn't mind if they flung out a few dozen (maybe a couple hundred) to give us samples from around the heliosphere with samples a couple years apart. It could give some interesting data, even if its value wasn't equal to the cost.
Wow, a completely untested theory proposed when we had no data points to even base it on is invalidated by two units of data. I'm sure Rutherford would be surprised.
Seriously, when you make a theory with no actual data, it sounds a lot like an educated guess. I'm not saying it shouldn't be done, but you'd be a fool to be surprised it was wrong or incomplete. It's a starting point, not a destination.
I'm currently on what you called a "maintenance drug" for a long-term condition. I'm getting the results expected for the drug, with none of the side-effects (which can be bad). I've had varying qualities of diet and lifestyle over the duration of my condition while I wasn't taking medication and, while my symptoms were lower when my lifestyle was at its best, I've never felt as good as I do now. It's worth noting that my lifestyle is currently at a poorer state, close to the typical North American's.
What I'm getting at is that I agree with you, to a point. Like anything else, take the least invasive approach to solving a problem, so long as the problem is solved. Fortunately for you, that was merely (merely!) an overhaul of your lifestyle. Less fortunately for me, it may be a lifetime of medication. But frankly, if the improvement is as dramatic as it has been, that's a price I'm willing to pay. Not that I'm unwilling to see what difference a lifestyle change can add to (or maybe even replace) it.
DOE can file a patent to prevent this sort of abuse, and then decline to charge any licensing fee for companies or individuals that want to employ the technology.
The government doesn't need to charge license fees. They can just tax you. A patent would only be useful if it was applied to other countries' corporations.
Hmm, perhaps the U.S. government just wants to prove, once and for all, that they have more balls (numerically and by volume) than anyone else?
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Screens can be pretty modular. My ThinkPad had a bad inverter - almost all the leads broke right near the inverter, not something that happens due to mechanical stress (read, shoddy design). Apparently, it's endemic for my particular model. On the other hand, it's pretty easy to fix. About a dozen screws, a couple connectors, and it was all done.
If you're a member of PETA, or financially support PETA, then numerically you don't represent much of the world, either. They don't even represent much of North America, for that matter. They may be competition for the Vatican, though.
And the odds are, you're a member of that category. ;)
There is a presupposition in your statement that all killing is (equally) bad. Much of the world doesn't agree with this opinion. There are also far more categories than "self-defense" and "other". Again, there seems to be an implication with you associating "gathering food" and "murder" which I think much of the world would take issue with, as well.
While it may have been written in VBA, it was still a virus, and one that depended on functionality provided by Word. Calling it anything less than a virus would be similar to calling a binary executable with equivalent functionality written in C++ for Windows an application. Therefore, Word is an attack vector. Also, you didn't use the qualifier of Zero-day in your statement about Word.
But yes, this does appear to be the first non-macro Word virus. Even worse that it's zero-day.
But of course, everyone knows that Word is full of holes because no-one has really attempted to use it as an attack vector yet since there are many easier ways.
I'm not sure if you're being sarcastic or not, so allow me to say one word: Melissa.
The problem is, from what I've read (very little), the decision doesn't specify on how the patent-holding company is set up, but how much of an impact to business the accused infringer is causing. This may not be a difference so far as the decision is concerned, although the small inventor may have other ideas.
And suddenly Mark Twain's quote about schooling and education makes sense, at least for his time. I wish it was the same for ours.
So the concept is inherently flawed and can only be fixed by further privacy violations.
Apparently you and I have different definitions of "flawed". Their actions seem to have worked out very well for them if their powers are increased, wouldn't you say?
I commend you.