...if you look at all the countries near the eqautor, they're rife with anti-Americanism. If you think Bush will let haters of American gain the high ground, forget it.
Bush will not see it as a problem. The scientists will pick the best place in the world for the elevator, and Bush will gather evidence on the "terrists" that live there. The country will be declare a threat to international security, bombed to oblivion, and a new government will be installed (note: a new installation may not be necessary - I hear a patch is in the works). This new government will allow the US full control of enough land to maintain the elevator, and maybe offer a deal on Oil.
...with my 5 button mouse, I never have to touch the keyboard when surfing unless I want to write a message...
You have to touch your keyboard to type? I've got a 65-button mouse, so I don't even need a keyboard. There are some drawbacks though... this was a first post when I started writing it.
Unlike spam, which uses easiyl forged e-mail headers making it near impossible to trace, text messenging goes through the phone system and CAN be traced back to the orginiator rather trivially.
In order to send a text message to my pager or cell phone, you just need to send an email to 5555551234@text.myphonecompany.com and it comes through as a text message. So forged headers would work just as well here. I make sure that I don't give out that address to anyone, but it would not be hard to send a message out to all known cellular exchanges within my area code.
It is an instance of the government taking away information that should be available to the public
With all due respect, for what legitimate purpose would you need to know the IP address of a government computer? I understand that some people get scared when information that was once available is taken away, but let's not slide down the slippery slope.
Completely different. It would be more equivalent to shouting, "Hey! Will someone let me in their house?" And the person's butler (who they have given instructions to) opens the door and says, "Sure! Come on in!"
Okay, let's use another example. What if I had a device which scanned car alarm frequencies, and walked around a parking lot looking for alarmed vehicles.
ME: "Hello cars, will one of you unlock your doors and perhaps start your engine remotely so I can take a drive. It would also be nice if you could make please make a noise, and flash your lights to identify yourself."
BMW: "Oh Me!!, Please pick me!!" (beeps and flashes)
If I request an IP, and they grant the request, haven't I asked for and received permission?
If I turn the doorknob on the front door of your home and it opens, have you (by your example) granted me permission to load your TV, stereo, and boxen into the back of my truck?
People who ignore security deserve what they get, but it doesn't make the compromising party any less of a thief.
I've not once seen mention of second or third moons on MSNBC, CNN, or any of the other online news places. I'm starting to consider the BBC as the National Enquirer of online news.
That's really backward. The main reason there is nothing about this story on the main page of CNN or MSNBC is that the american news media has barely reported anything non related to 9/11 this week. Comparing these news sources to the BBC is laughable, and an insult to those who provide proper and disinterested news reporting.
If you look at the BBC World Service news site, there are also many more veryimportant news stories that will never make it to the mainstream US media outlets. It doesn't mean those stories are not important, they just don't help sell advertising.
Your shopping habits, trends, ect. is the *real* valuable information
I don't mind so much that the grocery stores are looking at trends. If they want to know that people who buy lots of cookies are also likely to buy milk, then good for them. The problem I have is that they are now trying to make sure that they attach a valid name and address to your info. A store near me tries to pass the "savings card" off as a "cheque card", and only lets you write a cheque if you have the card (I know many don't use cheques now, but people fall for it). Since they are now using the cards for identification, they require valid information, picture ID, and if you read the fine print on the form, they can even pull a credit check on you. The information from the credit check, no doubt, get added to your "file".
I politely declined when asked to fill out the form, and decided to get my groceries accross the street.
Coffee is usually served around 140 degrees Fahrenheit
I used to work at Starbucks. If I gave somebody a coffee that was 140 degrees, it would be promptly returned as "cold". Drip coffee should be served at a minimum of 175 degrees, especially when the person is commuting, and may not be drinking it right away.
The coffee is served at 180 degrees because that is what people want.
Am I the only one who likes typing on a Laptop? I've got a standard Dell C600. The lack of a keypad is a downside, and for gaming there would be issues, but for sitting down and typing a letter, or for coding, I love it. The tactile feedback is great, and your fingers don't have to move much.
It's hard enough teaching the American tourists how to convert kilometres to miles. We don't want to have to re-teach them how to count spare change as well.
Once the technique is perfected, we'll have a supermarket of acceptable clone sources. Which person do you wish to clone? The smart one or the dumb one? The beautiful one or the plain one? The white one or the black one?
Or on the other hand, who will stop terrorist groups from cloning their own martyrs? They could choose the race of their clones to blend in to the target country, and raise them to believe their purpose in life is to become a human bomb.
For $50 a year I will personally go through all your email and delete the spam. Deal?
You are hired. I administer the email management system for my company's customer service email. We get about 20,000 dirty little pieces of Spam every day, and 1,500 legitimate emails. My Filters catch 90% of them. That leaves you with about 3,500 emails to go through each day. I will be glad to offer you a nice office, and a competitive benefits package to go along with your $50 per year.
Then they have just committed corporate suicide. Glad I don't hold any of their stock...
The stockholders will not agree with you. We all know that most of the "nsync downloading" preteens are going to click the "I agree" button. Anyone who wanted Kazaa to stick with their current business model did not buy stock in the first place.
Anyone collecting enough MP3's, MPEG-4's, or whatever to need a 120GB drive doesn't fall into the category of a "regular" user currently.
In my experience, most "regular users" do not have a clue how to manage their disk space. The average user does not know how to remove old games that he no longer plays, and if he can't find the folder where he put his mp3s, he'll download them again.
I've seen hundreds of computers with disks filled to the brim with crap that has not been looked at in ages. Part of the reason for this is that every computer salesman refers to the size of the hard drive as "more space than you'll ever need".
As long as a certain trait in humans makes one person more likely to reproduce than another, evolution is vey much alive. Mutations still occur, and if one happens that increases one's likelyhood to parent children, then that new trait will live on.
One difference in today's humans is that there are fewer negetive traits that will be eliminated through natural selection, simply because more disabilities can be overcome by scientific developments. This allows people to reproduce, when they would not otherwise be able produce offspring. (something like a hearing disability would render most animals unable to eat, let alone reproduce)
You say the software companies "lose nothing" when you pirate a copy of their product. They lose when your friends see you have a free copy of what they paid for, and say "screw it, I'm not paying either from now on" There are still a lot of people out there who buy software not because they are honest, but because they don't know where to get it free. The software companies are trying to maintain the income they get from this group, and mainstream pirating is eroding it.
Does Microsoft own trademarks to all words in the English language that end in "-dows"? Didn't think so.
Oh come on, if I opened up a restaurant called "Windows" Microsoft would give a rat's ass. The fact that the product in question is an OS, and it is designed specifically to look like Windows.
I fully support Michael Robertson in his venture, but it is copyright infringement. It didn't have to be, but it is.
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Bush will not see it as a problem. The scientists will pick the best place in the world for the elevator, and Bush will gather evidence on the "terrists" that live there. The country will be declare a threat to international security, bombed to oblivion, and a new government will be installed (note: a new installation may not be necessary - I hear a patch is in the works). This new government will allow the US full control of enough land to maintain the elevator, and maybe offer a deal on Oil.
You have to touch your keyboard to type? I've got a 65-button mouse, so I don't even need a keyboard. There are some drawbacks though ... this was a first post when I started writing it.
In order to send a text message to my pager or cell phone, you just need to send an email to 5555551234@text.myphonecompany.com and it comes through as a text message. So forged headers would work just as well here. I make sure that I don't give out that address to anyone, but it would not be hard to send a message out to all known cellular exchanges within my area code.
With all due respect, for what legitimate purpose would you need to know the IP address of a government computer? I understand that some people get scared when information that was once available is taken away, but let's not slide down the slippery slope.
Okay, let's use another example. What if I had a device which scanned car alarm frequencies, and walked around a parking lot looking for alarmed vehicles.
ME: "Hello cars, will one of you unlock your doors and perhaps start your engine remotely so I can take a drive. It would also be nice if you could make please make a noise, and flash your lights to identify yourself."
BMW: "Oh Me!!, Please pick me!!" (beeps and flashes)
I suppose you think this would be okay.
If I turn the doorknob on the front door of your home and it opens, have you (by your example) granted me permission to load your TV, stereo, and boxen into the back of my truck?
People who ignore security deserve what they get, but it doesn't make the compromising party any less of a thief.
That's really backward. The main reason there is nothing about this story on the main page of CNN or MSNBC is that the american news media has barely reported anything non related to 9/11 this week. Comparing these news sources to the BBC is laughable, and an insult to those who provide proper and disinterested news reporting.
If you look at the BBC World Service news site, there are also many more very important news stories that will never make it to the mainstream US media outlets. It doesn't mean those stories are not important, they just don't help sell advertising.
I don't mind so much that the grocery stores are looking at trends. If they want to know that people who buy lots of cookies are also likely to buy milk, then good for them. The problem I have is that they are now trying to make sure that they attach a valid name and address to your info. A store near me tries to pass the "savings card" off as a "cheque card", and only lets you write a cheque if you have the card (I know many don't use cheques now, but people fall for it). Since they are now using the cards for identification, they require valid information, picture ID, and if you read the fine print on the form, they can even pull a credit check on you. The information from the credit check, no doubt, get added to your "file".
I politely declined when asked to fill out the form, and decided to get my groceries accross the street.
Why would americans pretend they're from Toronto?
Another HUGE reason that people want their coffee 180+ degrees is because they add cold milk or creme, which significantly cools it down.
I used to work at Starbucks. If I gave somebody a coffee that was 140 degrees, it would be promptly returned as "cold". Drip coffee should be served at a minimum of 175 degrees, especially when the person is commuting, and may not be drinking it right away.
The coffee is served at 180 degrees because that is what people want.
That's nothing. I play Halo on the 10th floor all the time
Am I the only one who likes typing on a Laptop? I've got a standard Dell C600. The lack of a keypad is a downside, and for gaming there would be issues, but for sitting down and typing a letter, or for coding, I love it. The tactile feedback is great, and your fingers don't have to move much.
It's hard enough teaching the American tourists how to convert kilometres to miles. We don't want to have to re-teach them how to count spare change as well.
Photoshop (6 or 7) has a similar feature, and can make decent HTML photo albums from a folder of photos.
Another recent study has found that a large majority of people found eating lunch in the CNN cafeteria are in fact CNN employees.
Or on the other hand, who will stop terrorist groups from cloning their own martyrs? They could choose the race of their clones to blend in to the target country, and raise them to believe their purpose in life is to become a human bomb.
I'm not looking forward to genetic warfare...
You are hired. I administer the email management system for my company's customer service email. We get about 20,000 dirty little pieces of Spam every day, and 1,500 legitimate emails. My Filters catch 90% of them. That leaves you with about 3,500 emails to go through each day. I will be glad to offer you a nice office, and a competitive benefits package to go along with your $50 per year.
I think you know you've played enough Counterstrike when you tend to jump when going around corners.
The stockholders will not agree with you. We all know that most of the "nsync downloading" preteens are going to click the "I agree" button. Anyone who wanted Kazaa to stick with their current business model did not buy stock in the first place.
In my experience, most "regular users" do not have a clue how to manage their disk space. The average user does not know how to remove old games that he no longer plays, and if he can't find the folder where he put his mp3s, he'll download them again.
I've seen hundreds of computers with disks filled to the brim with crap that has not been looked at in ages. Part of the reason for this is that every computer salesman refers to the size of the hard drive as "more space than you'll ever need".
One difference in today's humans is that there are fewer negetive traits that will be eliminated through natural selection, simply because more disabilities can be overcome by scientific developments. This allows people to reproduce, when they would not otherwise be able produce offspring. (something like a hearing disability would render most animals unable to eat, let alone reproduce)
Oh come on, if I opened up a restaurant called "Windows" Microsoft would give a rat's ass. The fact that the product in question is an OS, and it is designed specifically to look like Windows.
I fully support Michael Robertson in his venture, but it is copyright infringement. It didn't have to be, but it is.
Regarding the C64:
"At $600 for 64K in the USA, I expect we'll see a lot of these"
Now I'm going to be up all night reading all 20 years of this!