Laws are used to shape society. A healthy socitey would want its laws to be freely available, for the benefit of other societies. And limiting access to them suggests that someone believes that they may not actually be good for society.
Spybot S&D reported the system startup registry change while I was installing Chrome, didn't report it when I was uninstalling it and, sure enough, I found it in the place that the Windows registry said (and in my system process list).
Here's an interesting thread about it.
I was going to say to zappepcs that his assessment was correct and that he shouldn't bother.
Then I decided uninstall it myself first.
Uninstaller asked me if it was something they said.
Uninstaller opened a feedback page in IE.
Uninstaller did not uninstall "Google Update" (Spybot S&D had notified me of a system startup registry change relating to this).
I used Spybot S&D to find the startup item in my Windows Registry. I found that Google Update was located at "C:\Documents and Settings\[ME]\Local Settings\Application Data\Google\Update\GoogleUpdate.exe". The registry entry is at "HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Software/Microsoft/Run" and Google Update is invoked with flag "/c" (whatever that means).
This is reading like an ad for Spybot S&D! It did its job, tho. I'm not saying that Google Update is spyware but I don't need it any more.
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Does anyone know a formula for that kind of thing? I've been wondering how many trees it costs to call a web service. I'm less interested in quantity of calls than average Joules/message point-to-point (not including energy involved in building the XML or running the service). Something like " x * [Joules to send 1 Byte] ", with refinement that takes into account the fact that the Byte is in a TCP/IP packet (most common protocol - maybe there's a formula for Web pages that I could hijack?).
As a Java developer for nigh on ten years now... I might caution against Struts
And as a web developer of around 6 years, might I concur?
There's plenty in Servlet programming (e.g. filters, wrappers, authentication) that is worthwhile and portable. There is no Web framework out there that I haven't found absurd at some point (usually that point lies on a JSP page). I'm not saying that JSPs aren't worthwhile (they're great) but it pays to program them from first principles (you can write a whole program in a JSP) so that you can figure out what all those tags are doing to them later.
Look out for Java books by Cathy Sierra, very insightful and easy reading. Get to know Collections API (part of Java) early: you'll learn important stuff along the way that you can take anywhere.
As regards frameworks, take a look a Spring - but not until you understand core Java (the principles, not the libraries). Spring has a Web Container but Tomcat is better if starting from first principles (or, at least, it used to be good. It's the "reference" Servlet container, for what it's worth). EJB container: do it with Spring (or some such). JBoss has (is? I don't know any more) an EJB container. EJBs are low-priority: they're really just a kind of "sandbox" environment where resources are closely managed. Thankfully, that environment has just become easy to program.
As regards IDEs, Eclipse is what I use ATM. Most vendors' IDEs (IBM, Oracle) are built around Eclipse. It's pretty easy to run simple programs there but the interface isn't very familiar (jargon-wise) to newcomers. I hear that NetBeans is very good these days.
The question of self-awareness is very tricky, it borders on the philosophical.
Could this be because the term "self-awareness" was invented by philosophers?
As ShieldW0lf's excellent post suggests (via sarcasm), we (humans) use abstractions to justify our unnatural actions. This need has created a role, "philosopher", whose task it is to supply these justifications.
The fact that humans have only existed in our current form for a relatively short time doesn't mean that migration isn't a useful survival strategy. It has served us well (some say that it has shaped our evolution), as it has helped many other species. Some (parasites and viruses) can't survive without it.
It is probably as important a survival trait as reproduction: I suspect that reproduction is more common than eternal life because "eternal" life-forms don't need to reproduce to survive (however, they do need a lot lof luck;-). A similar survival strategy to "make more than one of you" would be "put those copies in lots of places", i.e. migration (early life would have just gone where nature took it). So migration is a natural tendency, more pronounced in some individuals (sometimes staying put can pay off, too).
Here's another way to look at it: we're already on our spaceship - the only problem is that we didn't leave anyone behind. And we're travelling through time.
Well, if you could get that to hold up in a court of law, then - yes:-)
I was thinking of registries (e.g. land registry) and maybe things like insurance policies.
We don't think about it much but legal systems like lists.
I think many humans like lists, too, and give extra credence to information presented in tabular forms. I see it as another example in our history of giving extra credence to information simply because it is written down (I'm sure it's a long history that goes back to the first writers).
Should we be working towards making jets the only legal combustible-powered transport, then, or do they do extra damage up there?
It seems to me that any "shielding" we attempt would need to be high-up. Painting the world white wouldn't help that much: our first priority should be to keep the atmosphere from getting warm, since greenhouse gases absorb heat.
How different are the IP laws in the Philippines to those of the US? Does whatever gets created there stay there? Does the US have to license the IP from the Philippines?
Why does an American company need to outsource thinking? Will Americans be expected to pay for this?
A few months ago, I tried to buy credit on the Skype website and was unable to bypass the "Verified by Visa" bit as I had in the past (it wasn't easy to do it then, either - I think it involved hitting the "back" and quickly copying a link before I was redirected to VBV again).
I haven't been back since.
I would imagine that, since voting determines the future of a politician, the most important thing is to give the contract to someone you know.
It may not even be possible to rig a machine in your favour but that's not the point: knowing that the voting machine was made by someone who's on your side would make you feel more secure.
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Gotta link to that? ;-)
Laws are used to shape society. A healthy socitey would want its laws to be freely available, for the benefit of other societies. And limiting access to them suggests that someone believes that they may not actually be good for society.
+1 True, true...
Don't be evil.
Spybot S&D reported the system startup registry change while I was installing Chrome, didn't report it when I was uninstalling it and, sure enough, I found it in the place that the Windows registry said (and in my system process list).
Here's an interesting thread about it.
Thread about removing Google Update here.
I was going to say to zappepcs that his assessment was correct and that he shouldn't bother.
Then I decided uninstall it myself first.
Uninstaller asked me if it was something they said.
Uninstaller opened a feedback page in IE.
Uninstaller did not uninstall "Google Update" (Spybot S&D had notified me of a system startup registry change relating to this).
I used Spybot S&D to find the startup item in my Windows Registry. I found that Google Update was located at "C:\Documents and Settings\[ME]\Local Settings\Application Data\Google\Update\GoogleUpdate.exe". The registry entry is at "HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Software/Microsoft/Run" and Google Update is invoked with flag "/c" (whatever that means).
This is reading like an ad for Spybot S&D! It did its job, tho. I'm not saying that Google Update is spyware but I don't need it any more.
Does anyone know a formula for that kind of thing? I've been wondering how many trees it costs to call a web service. I'm less interested in quantity of calls than average Joules/message point-to-point (not including energy involved in building the XML or running the service).
Something like " x * [Joules to send 1 Byte] ", with refinement that takes into account the fact that the Byte is in a TCP/IP packet (most common protocol - maybe there's a formula for Web pages that I could hijack?).
As a Java developer for nigh on ten years now ... I might caution against Struts
And as a web developer of around 6 years, might I concur?
There's plenty in Servlet programming (e.g. filters, wrappers, authentication) that is worthwhile and portable. There is no Web framework out there that I haven't found absurd at some point (usually that point lies on a JSP page). I'm not saying that JSPs aren't worthwhile (they're great) but it pays to program them from first principles (you can write a whole program in a JSP) so that you can figure out what all those tags are doing to them later.
Look out for Java books by Cathy Sierra, very insightful and easy reading. Get to know Collections API (part of Java) early: you'll learn important stuff along the way that you can take anywhere.
As regards frameworks, take a look a Spring - but not until you understand core Java (the principles, not the libraries). Spring has a Web Container but Tomcat is better if starting from first principles (or, at least, it used to be good. It's the "reference" Servlet container, for what it's worth). EJB container: do it with Spring (or some such). JBoss has (is? I don't know any more) an EJB container. EJBs are low-priority: they're really just a kind of "sandbox" environment where resources are closely managed. Thankfully, that environment has just become easy to program.
As regards IDEs, Eclipse is what I use ATM. Most vendors' IDEs (IBM, Oracle) are built around Eclipse. It's pretty easy to run simple programs there but the interface isn't very familiar (jargon-wise) to newcomers. I hear that NetBeans is very good these days.
Russia invaded a neighbouring country and (mostly) left within a month.
I'm not sure that they'd have even bothered if certain countries hadn't recognised the state of Kosovo.
The question of self-awareness is very tricky, it borders on the philosophical.
Could this be because the term "self-awareness" was invented by philosophers?
As ShieldW0lf's excellent post suggests (via sarcasm), we (humans) use abstractions to justify our unnatural actions. This need has created a role, "philosopher", whose task it is to supply these justifications.
You mean that capitalism only allows you to rip off your own citizens, not citizens of a rival? There seems to be a flaw in that plan, then...
If its encrypted, then it has to be decrypted to be viewed. There is the flaw.
The solution is to put the decryption chip behind the optic nerve.
The fact that humans have only existed in our current form for a relatively short time doesn't mean that migration isn't a useful survival strategy. It has served us well (some say that it has shaped our evolution), as it has helped many other species. Some (parasites and viruses) can't survive without it. ;-). A similar survival strategy to "make more than one of you" would be "put those copies in lots of places", i.e. migration (early life would have just gone where nature took it). So migration is a natural tendency, more pronounced in some individuals (sometimes staying put can pay off, too).
It is probably as important a survival trait as reproduction: I suspect that reproduction is more common than eternal life because "eternal" life-forms don't need to reproduce to survive (however, they do need a lot lof luck
Here's another way to look at it: we're already on our spaceship - the only problem is that we didn't leave anyone behind. And we're travelling through time.
Well, if you could get that to hold up in a court of law, then - yes :-)
I was thinking of registries (e.g. land registry) and maybe things like insurance policies.
We don't think about it much but legal systems like lists.
I think many humans like lists, too, and give extra credence to information presented in tabular forms. I see it as another example in our history of giving extra credence to information simply because it is written down (I'm sure it's a long history that goes back to the first writers).
Should we be working towards making jets the only legal combustible-powered transport, then, or do they do extra damage up there?
It seems to me that any "shielding" we attempt would need to be high-up. Painting the world white wouldn't help that much: our first priority should be to keep the atmosphere from getting warm, since greenhouse gases absorb heat.
He forgot to mention that his statement applies to an arbritrarily small proportion of "you".
I should try harder not to post-rationalise things.
some might say that a list defines ownership.
Optical fibre?
How different are the IP laws in the Philippines to those of the US? Does whatever gets created there stay there? Does the US have to license the IP from the Philippines?
Why does an American company need to outsource thinking? Will Americans be expected to pay for this?
The article doesn't say. Did they control the pressure in those little pits with temperature, I wonder?
And so are the van der Waals forces.
If so, you hands have been travelling far more than you.
Unless you don't have hands, of course.
A few months ago, I tried to buy credit on the Skype website and was unable to bypass the "Verified by Visa" bit as I had in the past (it wasn't easy to do it then, either - I think it involved hitting the "back" and quickly copying a link before I was redirected to VBV again).
I haven't been back since.
I would imagine that, since voting determines the future of a politician, the most important thing is to give the contract to someone you know.
It may not even be possible to rig a machine in your favour but that's not the point: knowing that the voting machine was made by someone who's on your side would make you feel more secure.