My house has been sitting in Kansas since 1964. It has never received tornado damage. It was never built to survive a tornado either.
The bio-defense facility is going to be a modern and more-or-less tornado proof building. Simple construction techniques can make buildings pretty much indestructible. An earth wall with a 3-4 foot high concrete wall on top of that with a total height the same as the facility would be enough to protect the facility from even the most powerful tornadoes.
I just don't see this as a problem.
And to solidify everything that is wrong with Linux:
I updated through the GUI, selected the default options, and now Ubuntu wont boot. It crashes into the shell with an error that it can't find my HDD. I'm reminded every single time I use it why I stopped using Linux.
If you have a CD mounted and you drag files/folders from the CD to the desktop and then try to delete that file from the UI either by dragging and dropping into the trash or right-click and select move to trash it wont delete because of permission errors. I assume its because it maintained the RO permissions from the CD but to be honest I didn't look, I just did a sudo rm -rf. This was on 8.04.1.
Yes, you should expect there to be interface differences but why would a file on my desktop have permissions that wouldn't allow me to delete it? It makes no sense and a novice user wouldn't get it. That was my point. A novice user shouldn't be expected to learn about file permissions. If there was an issue the OS should have asked for a username/password to override the permissions then deleted it.
Instead what it did was give me a warning that the folder couldn't be moved to the trash and asked if I wanted to delete it immediately. I selected "yes" and nothing happened. The folder stayed on my desktop with no explanation. Terrible, simple usability issues.
I meant to correct that - it's not ready for novice-user's desktop use. Nobody that "uses" a computer would ever want to use it. Anybody that tinkers/enjoys computers might be able to use it.
It doesn't work as a user-friendly desktop OS. I've used Linux for a long time, I'm not a novice user. I put Ubuntu in a VM and it installed fine, everything worked great. Then I went to delete a folder off the desktop by dragging it into the trash. It wouldn't let me. Didn't tell me why, didn't give me the ability to authenticate to delete it, nothing. I had to drop to the terminal to delete the file.
Would a new-to-Linux user know that he has to drop to terminal to delete a file sitting on his desktop? Who would expect that dragging a file from a CD onto the desktop then trying to delete it would require a sudo command to delete? Linux is not even remotely close to ready for the desktop.
My neighbors acorn tree dropped a ton of acorns last year but not a single one this year. I know the plural of anecdote isn't data - but it's still very strange.
It has nothing to do with what's "higher profile." It has everything to do with jurisdiction and resources. A state-level law enforcement agency doesn't have the resources to travel over seas to go after the Russian/Chinese hackers and fraudsters.
Even if you consider the much smaller percentage of "home grown" fraud - in most cases the victim is in a different state than the fraudster. Most of the criminals will directly target victims as far away from them as geographically possible because they know local law enforcement is cash and time strapped.
Lastly, the police prioritize crimes based on how it affects the victim. Physical/emotional harm will ALWAYS trump financial loss. No agency I know of goes after IP violations. The FBI only goes after large organized crime groups that use warez as their money machine.
I completely agree.
I think that our entire justice system needs to be overhauled. Non-violent drug offenders need to be kept separate from the general, violent population. They need to be provided long term drug treatment. They also need to be provided skill based education beyond a GED. Essentially skills that are provided by community colleges. They need to be taught how to live in our society. How to manage a house-hold, how to hold a job, how to respect others and to care about society.
It would require sentences that are flexible so they stay until they are done with their prescribed programs. Of course to save cost, some of the offenders could be treated in a parole like system where they have to go to class, counseling, and drug treatment. If they fail in these programs then they are put into "jail" where they are forced to do these things. If they repeatedly fail and will not rehabilitate then they should be put into general population for a number of years at which point they get another chance at rehab.
Absolutely, completely not acceptable.
Megan's Law is already borderline acceptable. The only reason I see that Megan's Law should be allowed is that minors can't really control the situation they are in so it gives the parents a tool to help keep their kids away from situations/people that might take advantage of a child's lack of understanding.
Adults can make decisions on their own. If a guy is exhibiting symptoms of domestic violence (jealousy, control, isolation) and the other ADULT doesn't decide to leave thats on him/her. Last I checked, once you serve your sentence your debt to society is paid - they shouldn't be continually exposed to harassment, social isolation, and discrimination.
If they don't agree to the music industries terms they can't sell music. How does that help the fight against DRM. Being a hugely popular player/store in the world of online music advocating against DRM plays a more important role than just abandoning the market.
What is amazing to me is that Jobs/Apple have a near monopoly on digital music downloads/players that would only be hurt by a lack of DRM lock-in and yet Jobs is still advocating for the change.
Would any other company or CEO do this?
Do not attempt to use this version with the Treo 700p. The previous version of Opera Mini worked fine on my Treo but this version crashes the phone repeatedly when I try to use it.
The point of the paper receipt isn't for the voter to keep but to maintain a papertrail of what people actually voted for. The paper reciepts verified by the voter and then dropped into a locked drop box like the old paper ballots. If there is a recount or a dispute, instead of ONLY having the electronic (easily mass changeable) record, they will have a more secure paper trail to follow.
I have a friend working on this tech and they are getting close. Its a really hard thing to do because for large scale force feed back the mechanics are too big and complex to be easily mass produced. Then with the small scale (textures, etc) its hard interface the controls with the human hand and transmit such small changes in surface quickly enough to be useful.
Well... new war == new ratings == more money for the news stations.
I'm almost paranoid enough to think that the news channels were really hoping for a new war to boost their ratings. Thats why there is no left-wing media bias. There is just a "we want money no matter what" bias. Fox news is biased because that slant works for their market and thus brings them more money.
It's too bad that there are no news organizations left that do any kind of investigative reporting. It would be nice to have this guy's claims analyzed by a third party. Oh well, I guess profits are more important than protecting the People of the US from their government.
As anecdotal as it may sound, I have a first gen iPod that I gave to my wife. It still works. I'm now running a 4th gen iPod and I have had it over a year and it hasn't failed yet.
If they want to fire somebody. Just make a policy that you aren't allowed to talke to people outside of work. Make sure everybody knows it is a firable offense. Don't enforce it. Then when somebody comes along you want to fire - fire them using that policy and that would be it right there.
I think it is users that are so fucking retarded they don't "get it" even when you spell it out like they are some fucking retards.
I work all day with such people. There is no way I can get them to understand simple concepts. Even if you can train them to push certain buttons a certain way if ANYTHING changes they get freaked out and come ask again. I swear most people are just short of mentally handicapped.
Nice... so you give cashiers a hard time because you are too lazy to provide an ID for your own protection.
I bet you wont bitch when your card gets stolen and then recovered because somebody asked for an ID. I make sure to thank every cashier who asks for my ID when I pay by credic card.
Ignore the guys nit-picking. I had a roommate that was an EQ addict. He was a perfectly healthy person before he started playing. He was the smartest guy I have ever met. Well adjusted and social. When he was in high school he was class president, home-coming king, and wrestling team captain. The guy had all kinds of friends before he started playing.
Last I heard - he had dropped out of 3 different colleges and never got his life back on track. There are EQ atticts out there. The game was desingned to be addicting.
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My house has been sitting in Kansas since 1964. It has never received tornado damage. It was never built to survive a tornado either. The bio-defense facility is going to be a modern and more-or-less tornado proof building. Simple construction techniques can make buildings pretty much indestructible. An earth wall with a 3-4 foot high concrete wall on top of that with a total height the same as the facility would be enough to protect the facility from even the most powerful tornadoes. I just don't see this as a problem.
And to solidify everything that is wrong with Linux: I updated through the GUI, selected the default options, and now Ubuntu wont boot. It crashes into the shell with an error that it can't find my HDD. I'm reminded every single time I use it why I stopped using Linux.
If you have a CD mounted and you drag files/folders from the CD to the desktop and then try to delete that file from the UI either by dragging and dropping into the trash or right-click and select move to trash it wont delete because of permission errors. I assume its because it maintained the RO permissions from the CD but to be honest I didn't look, I just did a sudo rm -rf. This was on 8.04.1. Yes, you should expect there to be interface differences but why would a file on my desktop have permissions that wouldn't allow me to delete it? It makes no sense and a novice user wouldn't get it. That was my point. A novice user shouldn't be expected to learn about file permissions. If there was an issue the OS should have asked for a username/password to override the permissions then deleted it. Instead what it did was give me a warning that the folder couldn't be moved to the trash and asked if I wanted to delete it immediately. I selected "yes" and nothing happened. The folder stayed on my desktop with no explanation. Terrible, simple usability issues.
I meant to correct that - it's not ready for novice-user's desktop use. Nobody that "uses" a computer would ever want to use it. Anybody that tinkers/enjoys computers might be able to use it.
It doesn't work as a user-friendly desktop OS. I've used Linux for a long time, I'm not a novice user. I put Ubuntu in a VM and it installed fine, everything worked great. Then I went to delete a folder off the desktop by dragging it into the trash. It wouldn't let me. Didn't tell me why, didn't give me the ability to authenticate to delete it, nothing. I had to drop to the terminal to delete the file. Would a new-to-Linux user know that he has to drop to terminal to delete a file sitting on his desktop? Who would expect that dragging a file from a CD onto the desktop then trying to delete it would require a sudo command to delete? Linux is not even remotely close to ready for the desktop.
My neighbors acorn tree dropped a ton of acorns last year but not a single one this year. I know the plural of anecdote isn't data - but it's still very strange.
It has nothing to do with what's "higher profile." It has everything to do with jurisdiction and resources. A state-level law enforcement agency doesn't have the resources to travel over seas to go after the Russian/Chinese hackers and fraudsters. Even if you consider the much smaller percentage of "home grown" fraud - in most cases the victim is in a different state than the fraudster. Most of the criminals will directly target victims as far away from them as geographically possible because they know local law enforcement is cash and time strapped. Lastly, the police prioritize crimes based on how it affects the victim. Physical/emotional harm will ALWAYS trump financial loss. No agency I know of goes after IP violations. The FBI only goes after large organized crime groups that use warez as their money machine.
I completely agree. I think that our entire justice system needs to be overhauled. Non-violent drug offenders need to be kept separate from the general, violent population. They need to be provided long term drug treatment. They also need to be provided skill based education beyond a GED. Essentially skills that are provided by community colleges. They need to be taught how to live in our society. How to manage a house-hold, how to hold a job, how to respect others and to care about society. It would require sentences that are flexible so they stay until they are done with their prescribed programs. Of course to save cost, some of the offenders could be treated in a parole like system where they have to go to class, counseling, and drug treatment. If they fail in these programs then they are put into "jail" where they are forced to do these things. If they repeatedly fail and will not rehabilitate then they should be put into general population for a number of years at which point they get another chance at rehab.
Absolutely, completely not acceptable. Megan's Law is already borderline acceptable. The only reason I see that Megan's Law should be allowed is that minors can't really control the situation they are in so it gives the parents a tool to help keep their kids away from situations/people that might take advantage of a child's lack of understanding. Adults can make decisions on their own. If a guy is exhibiting symptoms of domestic violence (jealousy, control, isolation) and the other ADULT doesn't decide to leave thats on him/her. Last I checked, once you serve your sentence your debt to society is paid - they shouldn't be continually exposed to harassment, social isolation, and discrimination.
If they don't agree to the music industries terms they can't sell music. How does that help the fight against DRM. Being a hugely popular player/store in the world of online music advocating against DRM plays a more important role than just abandoning the market.
What is amazing to me is that Jobs/Apple have a near monopoly on digital music downloads/players that would only be hurt by a lack of DRM lock-in and yet Jobs is still advocating for the change. Would any other company or CEO do this?
Do not attempt to use this version with the Treo 700p. The previous version of Opera Mini worked fine on my Treo but this version crashes the phone repeatedly when I try to use it.
The point of the paper receipt isn't for the voter to keep but to maintain a papertrail of what people actually voted for. The paper reciepts verified by the voter and then dropped into a locked drop box like the old paper ballots. If there is a recount or a dispute, instead of ONLY having the electronic (easily mass changeable) record, they will have a more secure paper trail to follow.
I have a friend working on this tech and they are getting close. Its a really hard thing to do because for large scale force feed back the mechanics are too big and complex to be easily mass produced. Then with the small scale (textures, etc) its hard interface the controls with the human hand and transmit such small changes in surface quickly enough to be useful.
Well... new war == new ratings == more money for the news stations.
I'm almost paranoid enough to think that the news channels were really hoping for a new war to boost their ratings. Thats why there is no left-wing media bias. There is just a "we want money no matter what" bias. Fox news is biased because that slant works for their market and thus brings them more money.
It's too bad that there are no news organizations left that do any kind of investigative reporting. It would be nice to have this guy's claims analyzed by a third party. Oh well, I guess profits are more important than protecting the People of the US from their government.
As anecdotal as it may sound, I have a first gen iPod that I gave to my wife. It still works. I'm now running a 4th gen iPod and I have had it over a year and it hasn't failed yet.
Is there any way to play these episodes on XBMC? Is there any way to strip the copy protection and just have the file if not?
If they want to fire somebody. Just make a policy that you aren't allowed to talke to people outside of work. Make sure everybody knows it is a firable offense. Don't enforce it. Then when somebody comes along you want to fire - fire them using that policy and that would be it right there.
It makes more sense that Google would provide a free consumer version of linux with some propriety tools built in supported by ads.
They have the knowledgebase to pull it off.
I think it is users that are so fucking retarded they don't "get it" even when you spell it out like they are some fucking retards.
I work all day with such people. There is no way I can get them to understand simple concepts. Even if you can train them to push certain buttons a certain way if ANYTHING changes they get freaked out and come ask again. I swear most people are just short of mentally handicapped.
Nice... so you give cashiers a hard time because you are too lazy to provide an ID for your own protection.
I bet you wont bitch when your card gets stolen and then recovered because somebody asked for an ID. I make sure to thank every cashier who asks for my ID when I pay by credic card.
what are the overall effects of such a mass departure?
Hmm... how about a generally more qualified IT industry?
Ignore the guys nit-picking. I had a roommate that was an EQ addict. He was a perfectly healthy person before he started playing. He was the smartest guy I have ever met. Well adjusted and social. When he was in high school he was class president, home-coming king, and wrestling team captain. The guy had all kinds of friends before he started playing.
Last I heard - he had dropped out of 3 different colleges and never got his life back on track. There are EQ atticts out there. The game was desingned to be addicting.
You HAVE to be joking. Right? Right...?