I find it disturbing that anyone in the courtroom (or associated with the process) even knows the names of the jurors.
When I was a juror we were assigned numbers before we even arrived at the court for selection. AFAIK the judge didn't even know our names.
During selection, we were asked if we knew the accused, the victim, any of the lawyers, the police officers involved, or any of the witnesses (and their names were listed) or if we had any dealings with anyone in the small town that they had all come from. Any of those would make you not able to sit on the jury for this case.
We were also strongly warned not to speak about the details of the trial with anyone other than the other jurors. Ever.
Of course, that''s the Canadian court system. In other countries, YMMV.
contempt of court can get you jail time. And rightfully so.
If I had been accused of something and was standing trial, I would want the process being done properly. Especially if I hadn't done what I was accused of (not saying that's a fact in this case)
And then, it still depends on how much you speed and context. Point in case, there is a school (i.e. 30 km/h for about 50 meters) directly after a normal out-of-city street (i.e. 100 km/h). During the last school holidays, they left the limit signs up. Was it wrong to go through those 50 meters at 50 km/h, which is the normal inner city speed? Especially since they removed the signs during this holiday season and in the ones before?
Does the school playground cease to exist outside of school hours?
And does that playground stop attracting young children outside of school hours?
Alternately, it it a good thing for drivers to get out of the habit of slowing down and paying extra attention in the vicinity of a school?
Hawking is a physicist, so I'm a bit surprised to hear him proposing something like this without explaining where the lift capacity is going to come from.
I read his comments as a call to arms to get off our asses and work on developing the ability to move somewhere else.
FTFA (emphasis mine):
We need to start seriously thinking about how we will free ourselves from the constraints of this dying planet.
There are, and always have been, multiple reasons to reduce fossil fuel use.
-Finite supply. If we run out before we have another energy source fully figured out, we're in trouble
-Pollution. Have you seen the air in Los Angeles (or major cities around the globe)?. That's the problem. You shouldn't be able to see the air. Even ignoring everything else, think of your own lungs.
-Climate change. Kinda goes with the previous point
-Energy security. Despite offshore drilling, and domestic production most of the supply of fossil fuel come from the least politically stable parts of the world.
Really, what's so great about having all your eggs in one basket?
When do we move on from whether or not the planet is warming up to why it's warming up?
Or what to do about it?
Or maybe, why haven't we done more about it already?
And doing something doesn't just mean stopping/reversing it (though obviously that would be the best for the population of this planet), but also preparing coping strategies.
And, yes, I do realize that understanding why it's happening is a pre-requisite to stopping it.
Heck, you can watch Star Trek TOS episodes directly on CBS's site last I checked.
Assuming you live in the USA (or can use a proxy to pretend you are)
But, to the GP's point, I am part of one of those small interest groups that has a few gigs of HD being used to keep some old, relatively obscure British shows alive.
There's no way I (in North America) would have ever been able to see these without this technology.
And another bonus of seeding old obscure stuff, the **AA type orgs don't seem to put any effort into hassling people about it. It's essentially abandonware. (and that I'm on a different continent than any org that might claim to represent the original producer doesn't hurt, either)
I don't know how the network handles that but I think at least chaos ensues.
No, actually the network notices that the same phone number is in 2 (or more) different locations, recognizes that's a fraudulent scenario, and shuts them all down.
Then the legitimate owner of the number complains about being shut down, and is issued a new SIM.
So does mine. And I hate it every time.
I have ripped and re-burned my most regularly watched movies simply to not be forced to repeatedly sit through the advertising for years old "coming attractions" and the Interpol warning.
I own the disk. I own the player. I get to be in control of how I watch it.
"I don't think anyone disagrees that having elaborate rules with 20 char passwords requiring mixed cases and symbols and requiring them to change frequently is a pain"
Actually I don't have a problem with it. Once you get used to it and it's normal, then it's really not a problem. The thing with these people is that no matter how easy a password system is, they are going to complain about it.
The big problem with my employer, is that most of us have multiple platforms to log into, each maintained by a different group.
Each with unique password policies
which means different expiry periods, different non-alpha character requirements, and different min/max character requirements.
Yes it's stupid.
Yes, it does drive many users to the post-it note solution
Yes we are a huge bureaucratic organization
And, no, there is no political will to merge or harmonize the systems or policies. "You want us to do things like *them*? Are you mad!"
I have a nook and my problem is that a lot of the technical books either don't have e-books, or they only have the amazon topaz format. So really I have no choice but to buy the hard copy...... Hopefully this will change. From what I understand Topaz format means the publisher pays amazon a small amount to scan the book into a format which can be re-flowed but isn't very good. And a full fledged mobi pocket/ebook requires more effort from publishers to make that format.
This is even true of "Coders at Work" which while not a technical book, would be fun to read. But I don't want to have it sitting on my shelf if I'm just going to read it once and probably not go back. Your choices are PDF or TOPAZ, none of which work that well on Nook. And even Kindle users complain about Topaz books not reflowing well. Of course if I had an iPad the PDF would probably be fine. So maybe for technical books iPad is the way forward... Still for reading fiction the Nook/Kindle/other eInk readers are pretty nice...
Here's the big one that keeps me from moving to e-books.
Format wars.
As far as I can tell, a couple of the leading readers are ties exclusively to book stores, and each sells a proprietary format.
If there was one industry standard that all titles were available in, regardless of the supplier, then I'd be in more of a hurry to shell out for a reader.
And, to the point of the article, I don't think I have bought a hardcover if there was a paperback available (or scheduled to be available). The words are the important part. If I can have 3 paperbacks for the cost of 1 hardcover, why wouldn't I?
Sounds like you fully understand why Zappa endede up sueing his record company.
Twice.
then finally created his own label. And made it his mission to regain control of every one of his master tapes.
Now, how does one communicate this to young aspiring musicians, to help keep them from the clutches of the Beast?
Sigh* Must read more carefully before clicking the submit..
What I meant to say was:
So from that can we reasonably predict an increasing influence of organized religion in the coming years?
'cause in my experience the only group that likes a compliant non-questioning "flock" more than government is organized religion.
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I find it disturbing that anyone in the courtroom (or associated with the process) even knows the names of the jurors.
When I was a juror we were assigned numbers before we even arrived at the court for selection. AFAIK the judge didn't even know our names.
During selection, we were asked if we knew the accused, the victim, any of the lawyers, the police officers involved, or any of the witnesses (and their names were listed) or if we had any dealings with anyone in the small town that they had all come from. Any of those would make you not able to sit on the jury for this case.
We were also strongly warned not to speak about the details of the trial with anyone other than the other jurors. Ever.
Of course, that''s the Canadian court system. In other countries, YMMV.
contempt of court can get you jail time. And rightfully so.
If I had been accused of something and was standing trial, I would want the process being done properly. Especially if I hadn't done what I was accused of (not saying that's a fact in this case)
Actually, I equate speed with stopping distance.
However increased awareness does contribute to stopping distance as well.
also,as a general statement, people who drive at excessive speed in inappropriate places tend to be the same people who are less attentive drivers.
Speeding in a residential area is unacceptable.
Fixed that for you.
And then, it still depends on how much you speed and context. Point in case, there is a school (i.e. 30 km/h for about 50 meters) directly after a normal out-of-city street (i.e. 100 km/h). During the last school holidays, they left the limit signs up. Was it wrong to go through those 50 meters at 50 km/h, which is the normal inner city speed? Especially since they removed the signs during this holiday season and in the ones before?
Does the school playground cease to exist outside of school hours?
And does that playground stop attracting young children outside of school hours?
Alternately, it it a good thing for drivers to get out of the habit of slowing down and paying extra attention in the vicinity of a school?
Hawking is a physicist, so I'm a bit surprised to hear him proposing something like this without explaining where the lift capacity is going to come from.
I read his comments as a call to arms to get off our asses and work on developing the ability to move somewhere else.
FTFA (emphasis mine):
We need to start seriously thinking about how we will free ourselves from the constraints of this dying planet.
It's only a problem if the item is generally unavailable, and you not having it is standing in the way of an important goal.
Example: you are bidding on a replacement part for an expensive (and no longer supported) piece of machinery which you use to earn a living.
Remember, the images are not connected to the people's identities in any way.
As far as you know...
Thank you.
There are, and always have been, multiple reasons to reduce fossil fuel use.
-Finite supply. If we run out before we have another energy source fully figured out, we're in trouble
-Pollution. Have you seen the air in Los Angeles (or major cities around the globe)?. That's the problem. You shouldn't be able to see the air. Even ignoring everything else, think of your own lungs.
-Climate change. Kinda goes with the previous point
-Energy security. Despite offshore drilling, and domestic production most of the supply of fossil fuel come from the least politically stable parts of the world.
Really, what's so great about having all your eggs in one basket?
When do we move on from whether or not the planet is warming up to why it's warming up?
Or what to do about it?
Or maybe, why haven't we done more about it already?
And doing something doesn't just mean stopping/reversing it (though obviously that would be the best for the population of this planet), but also preparing coping strategies.
And, yes, I do realize that understanding why it's happening is a pre-requisite to stopping it.
It's very difficult... to make a big profit from.
And, really, that's the most important thing isn't it?
Assuming you live in the USA (or can use a proxy to pretend you are)
But, to the GP's point, I am part of one of those small interest groups that has a few gigs of HD being used to keep some old, relatively obscure British shows alive.
There's no way I (in North America) would have ever been able to see these without this technology.
And another bonus of seeding old obscure stuff, the **AA type orgs don't seem to put any effort into hassling people about it. It's essentially abandonware. (and that I'm on a different continent than any org that might claim to represent the original producer doesn't hurt, either)
Panem et circenses has always worked, and probably always will.
I don't know how the network handles that but I think at least chaos ensues.
No, actually the network notices that the same phone number is in 2 (or more) different locations, recognizes that's a fraudulent scenario, and shuts them all down.
Then the legitimate owner of the number complains about being shut down, and is issued a new SIM.
So does mine. And I hate it every time.
I have ripped and re-burned my most regularly watched movies simply to not be forced to repeatedly sit through the advertising for years old "coming attractions" and the Interpol warning.
I own the disk. I own the player. I get to be in control of how I watch it.
Another pace car attempt http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/678348/posts
I''d like it of no one reported on that, thank you
"I don't think anyone disagrees that having elaborate rules with 20 char passwords requiring mixed cases and symbols and requiring them to change frequently is a pain"
Actually I don't have a problem with it. Once you get used to it and it's normal, then it's really not a problem. The thing with these people is that no matter how easy a password system is, they are going to complain about it.
The big problem with my employer, is that most of us have multiple platforms to log into, each maintained by a different group. Each with unique password policies
which means different expiry periods, different non-alpha character requirements, and different min/max character requirements.
Yes it's stupid.
Yes, it does drive many users to the post-it note solution
Yes we are a huge bureaucratic organization
And, no, there is no political will to merge or harmonize the systems or policies. "You want us to do things like *them*? Are you mad!"
Sigh. Only 5 years 'till early retirement...
I have a nook and my problem is that a lot of the technical books either don't have e-books, or they only have the amazon topaz format. So really I have no choice but to buy the hard copy...... Hopefully this will change. From what I understand Topaz format means the publisher pays amazon a small amount to scan the book into a format which can be re-flowed but isn't very good. And a full fledged mobi pocket/ebook requires more effort from publishers to make that format. This is even true of "Coders at Work" which while not a technical book, would be fun to read. But I don't want to have it sitting on my shelf if I'm just going to read it once and probably not go back. Your choices are PDF or TOPAZ, none of which work that well on Nook. And even Kindle users complain about Topaz books not reflowing well. Of course if I had an iPad the PDF would probably be fine. So maybe for technical books iPad is the way forward... Still for reading fiction the Nook/Kindle/other eInk readers are pretty nice...
Here's the big one that keeps me from moving to e-books.
Format wars.
As far as I can tell, a couple of the leading readers are ties exclusively to book stores, and each sells a proprietary format.
If there was one industry standard that all titles were available in, regardless of the supplier, then I'd be in more of a hurry to shell out for a reader.
And, to the point of the article, I don't think I have bought a hardcover if there was a paperback available (or scheduled to be available). The words are the important part. If I can have 3 paperbacks for the cost of 1 hardcover, why wouldn't I?
I'm an advanced user and I don't every want to know what a repository is. My mom definitely doesn't give a shit.
So call it an "app store", except all the apps are free. Your mom will eat it up.
Or call it something else.
You say "store" to most normal people, and they automatically thing "buy things" not "get things for free"
Yes, I know that the iPhone App Store does have some free stuff, but it's intention is to sell things.
Seriously, can't people who write software choose meaningful, easy-to-remember names for their programs?
How the hell is 'rosegarden' supposed to make me think about editing audio files? And that 'SpiderOak' name is a joke, right?
Y'mean like Acid, or Abelton or Pinacle or Pro Tools?
Tell me that someone new to the field would have any clue what type of software those names represent?
...and welcome back to the GAP!"
I keep wondering why Minority Report type advertising (esp. in-store) isn't here yet
Maybe because customers would generally be freaked out, and not come back?
Royal Bank of Canada, among others.
Twice.
then finally created his own label. And made it his mission to regain control of every one of his master tapes.
Now, how does one communicate this to young aspiring musicians, to help keep them from the clutches of the Beast?
Is this you?
Sigh* Must read more carefully before clicking the submit.. What I meant to say was:
So from that can we reasonably predict an increasing influence of organized religion in the coming years? 'cause in my experience the only group that likes a compliant non-questioning "flock" more than government is organized religion.