"Yeah, I'm in mortal danger every time I click that mouse button. Please, someone does actual research and you counter with common sense? I guess any idiot knows the sun moves around the earth too."
Depends on what you consider dangerous. Will it kill you directly? Surely not. (exception being video games and being prone to siezures) However, if you consider stripping a child of their innocense and youth by exposing them to "adult" issues, then that is dangerous to the well being of the child. My reference to adults was more along the lines of the naive people who think the internet is a nice place full of people who mean no harm and aren't waiting to take advantage of them.
"Exactly what danger is posed by "exposure to non-appropriate material"? Seriously, what kind of damage will be done to a child by showing them porn? Can you point to ANY actual specific consequences?"
I'm sure there are many, many psychologists that would spend days argueing this with you, but from my point of view - if you don't get it, you never will. I'll take a wild guess and say that you don't have kids, or a wife...no offense of course. When you have kids, raise them however you think appropriate, at least, until DHS comes and takes them away.
"Chatting never hurt anyone. Meeting people from chat might have, but one hardly implies the other."
Since you don't get what is wrong with showing kids porn, I don't expect you to understand where I was going with my statement. I'm not talking about the actual idea of chatting as harmful, as much as I am referring to the POTENTIAL for someone to cause harm by using chat, IM, etc, is much greater.
My experience, as a System Administrator and Desktop Tech - Java is evil.
Certain applications requireing a specific version of Java to work - real fun when you have a user who's job functions involve two websites that require different versions, else they don't work.
As much as people hate on Microsoft, at least thier Java VM seemed to "just work".
I refuse to load Java on systems until a user presents a "good" case where they need it. Same with Flash "pop-up" player...
Any idiot knows the internet can be dangerous to children (and adults too...), yet, now they try to debunk that with some statistics? How good of a survey was this...
If you're reading articles, sure, it can be safe (but exposure to non-appropriate material is still an issue), but when you engauge in social activities (chat, IM, etc) - it goes to a whole new level.
With the recent changes to the laws for business, having to retain data and versions of documents for YEARS has become a reality (otherwise, one can be found liable of "virtual shredding". With that, the need for cheap, fast, and large storage is a must.
The only problem with your theory is that you're not taking into account for atmospheric density and composition as well as the amounts of energy received (and absorbed by) the planets - let alone what is generated (and radiated indirectly) by the core of the planet.
A much higher CO2 composition atmosphere would likely yeild earth-like temperatures, but, it depends on what happens when all that water turns to vapor and becomes clouds (which will cool the planet) - add to that where the water will "pool" - since an average depth of 10m doesn't sound like a lot, but that water has weight and will press the crust (assuming Mars doens't have a frozen core), and form oceans. Not overnight by any means, but I think it'd be possible to terra-form Mars - will it be like Earth? No - but we'd survive and likely evolve to fit the planet.
As often as I have had memory cards fail for no reason with my digital cameras, I'd hate to see this on a PC or Laptop, and sure as hell not in a Server.
Why not just make it 128MB or 256MB battery-backed cache, with a mirror on the HD. Part of the spin-up process could be to verify the code is in memory, and let it boot off cache RAM or something...
Sorry, flash is great when you need portability, not in data-intensive operations.
4,732 Entries - that could just be from one user accessing a site or two 30 - 60 minutes apart every day. Not to trivialize it, but they aren't telling the whole story - our firewall logs every item on a given page. Just pulling up slashdot and replying can pull up a significant number of entries.
Just imagine your "typical" porn site - or google search with safe-search turned off. That's a lot of items.
Where jobs are getting fewer, wages are getting smaller, and proverty is rising.
But, no - over in India, where labor is cheap, the cost of living is dirt on the dollar, and no one buys your products (since they just pirate everything) - that's the better place to get employees...
When no one is left to buy your products - then what....
Slashdot Mirror
"Yeah, I'm in mortal danger every time I click that mouse button. Please, someone does actual research and you counter with common sense? I guess any idiot knows the sun moves around the earth too." Depends on what you consider dangerous. Will it kill you directly? Surely not. (exception being video games and being prone to siezures) However, if you consider stripping a child of their innocense and youth by exposing them to "adult" issues, then that is dangerous to the well being of the child. My reference to adults was more along the lines of the naive people who think the internet is a nice place full of people who mean no harm and aren't waiting to take advantage of them. "Exactly what danger is posed by "exposure to non-appropriate material"? Seriously, what kind of damage will be done to a child by showing them porn? Can you point to ANY actual specific consequences?" I'm sure there are many, many psychologists that would spend days argueing this with you, but from my point of view - if you don't get it, you never will. I'll take a wild guess and say that you don't have kids, or a wife...no offense of course. When you have kids, raise them however you think appropriate, at least, until DHS comes and takes them away. "Chatting never hurt anyone. Meeting people from chat might have, but one hardly implies the other." Since you don't get what is wrong with showing kids porn, I don't expect you to understand where I was going with my statement. I'm not talking about the actual idea of chatting as harmful, as much as I am referring to the POTENTIAL for someone to cause harm by using chat, IM, etc, is much greater.
My experience, as a System Administrator and Desktop Tech - Java is evil. Certain applications requireing a specific version of Java to work - real fun when you have a user who's job functions involve two websites that require different versions, else they don't work. As much as people hate on Microsoft, at least thier Java VM seemed to "just work". I refuse to load Java on systems until a user presents a "good" case where they need it. Same with Flash "pop-up" player...
Any idiot knows the internet can be dangerous to children (and adults too...), yet, now they try to debunk that with some statistics? How good of a survey was this...
If you're reading articles, sure, it can be safe (but exposure to non-appropriate material is still an issue), but when you engauge in social activities (chat, IM, etc) - it goes to a whole new level.
Just simply...WOW.
I'm having flashbacks of the ED-209 from the RoboCop Series...lol
Enter the flapping apparatus! It'll make the passengers feel more comfortable, having their plane flap it's wings!
The 787 will be the envy of "tuner" kidz everywhere with it's carbon fiber wings.
If only one could find a 4ft diameter chrome exhaust tip...
But cheaper to own and maintain? I think not.
Maybe not everyman, but...
With the recent changes to the laws for business, having to retain data and versions of documents for YEARS has become a reality (otherwise, one can be found liable of "virtual shredding". With that, the need for cheap, fast, and large storage is a must.
I guess they'll need to update the cake recipie for over 10,000 PSI.
The thing I see is a woman with a mock pirate hat on, drinking from a cup. What's in the cup? Tea, milk, water, pop, juice...
Yeah, next we'll have an annoying sponge that talks, and a starfish doing comic relief!
http://www.worldwideretro.com/modules/coppermine/a lbums/userpics/11529/sheepguy.jpg
/. effect!
Sorry for the inevitable
In other news, Led Zepplin reforms, stating that they have come across some new material.
The only problem with your theory is that you're not taking into account for atmospheric density and composition as well as the amounts of energy received (and absorbed by) the planets - let alone what is generated (and radiated indirectly) by the core of the planet.
A much higher CO2 composition atmosphere would likely yeild earth-like temperatures, but, it depends on what happens when all that water turns to vapor and becomes clouds (which will cool the planet) - add to that where the water will "pool" - since an average depth of 10m doesn't sound like a lot, but that water has weight and will press the crust (assuming Mars doens't have a frozen core), and form oceans. Not overnight by any means, but I think it'd be possible to terra-form Mars - will it be like Earth? No - but we'd survive and likely evolve to fit the planet.
Maybe the plan is to use those exploding Dell Batteries to make it a 12 ton fireworks show!
As often as I have had memory cards fail for no reason with my digital cameras, I'd hate to see this on a PC or Laptop, and sure as hell not in a Server.
Why not just make it 128MB or 256MB battery-backed cache, with a mirror on the HD. Part of the spin-up process could be to verify the code is in memory, and let it boot off cache RAM or something...
Sorry, flash is great when you need portability, not in data-intensive operations.
It'll be more common as we continue to place junk up there...
4,732 Entries - that could just be from one user accessing a site or two 30 - 60 minutes apart every day. Not to trivialize it, but they aren't telling the whole story - our firewall logs every item on a given page. Just pulling up slashdot and replying can pull up a significant number of entries.
Just imagine your "typical" porn site - or google search with safe-search turned off. That's a lot of items.
Laptop and cell phone batteries. Powers the chip, and produces a nice burn when they pop!
Sell off half my body organs, put that bad boy in my PC, and I can play Elderscrolls: Oblivion with all the options cranked!
Now - where can I find that Black Market...
the word "cracker" Hey you - stop knocking on my car!
Maybe we'll start seeing it used on automobiles.
What the hell am I looking at? When does this happen in the
movie?
Now. You're looking at now, sir. Everything that happens
now, is happening now.
What happened to then?
We passed then.
When?
Just now. We're at now, now.
Go back to then.
When?
Now.
Now?
Now.
I can't.
Why?
We missed it.
When?
Just now.
When will then be now?
Soon.
Here, you know, in the USA...
Where jobs are getting fewer, wages are getting smaller, and proverty is rising.
But, no - over in India, where labor is cheap, the cost of living is dirt on the dollar, and no one buys your products (since they just pirate everything) - that's the better place to get employees...
When no one is left to buy your products - then what....
I think they should have Bender in there somewhere.