Long-time Windows users, on the other hand, will no doubt consider such a feature as novel, given that historically, Outlook and Outlook express were incapable of such an ordinary function, and their users had probably never seen a threaded message list of email or newsgroup postings.
Outlook has threading now, it just doesn't work properly. I'll be reading something in the preview pane and outlook decides to randomly select some additional messages.
Technology can be used to solve social problems as well.
No it can't. Anyone who thinks otherwise is naive.
In this case it's often caused by people using reply all out of habit, and simply not taking the time to consider the implications. If they had a warning dialog when they used it, they might stop to think about it first.
Users don't read. They would hit reply-all, then click through the dialog and bitch about it later.
Pointing out problems with liquidity in a bank is hardly akin to inciting a riot. As has been said elsewhere, the BoE is loaning a fair amount of money to this bank; presumably, it won't go under.
So, while I'm all for free speech, I'm also all for people using it responsibly.
Go to hell. Muckrakers are a small price to pay for a bit of transparency. Over here, we could use a bit more from our administration. When you go around talking about using free speech responsibly (or else?) it sounds a lot like 'shut up and keep your head down'
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It's worse than that - 20,000 alcohol related deaths doesn't really mean anything. If anyone involved in an accident has measurable alcohol in their system, it's alcohol related. If you're looking for the number of DUI style fatalities, it's probably around 3000/yr, but we don't know because nobody tracks that. But yeah, everything else you said is right - the 3000 deaths are committed by people who blow.15 or more and often have multiple DUIs - lowering the BAC limit only serves MADD's agenda, which is prohibition. If you want to stop drunk driving, raise the limit back to.10 and imprison people who get multiples or cause any sort of injury (and keep their license/ban them from owning a car).
You can fix that by implementing congestion management on the servers. It'd be a feature for outlook, but it's quite doable - when the server load gets too high, notify the clients and preferentially serve simgle messages, folder listings, and bulk transfers in that order, with the bulk transfers being given delays and suggested wait times to ease strain. Shouldn't degrade the experience too much and will certainly help the server cope.
I don't see how it would be either particularly difficult
It isn't hard, it's impossible. You would have to figure out how to distribute the app without any data. Can't do that, and the company won't let you distribute their data.
The privilege against self-incrimination is just that - a privilege - and a privilege not unlike that which protects communications with your lawyer.
So what you're saying is, it's a right? Sure, you can be forced to testify if you're given immunity for the things you say, but the principle holds - you can't force someone to incriminate themselves.
May not be. If the password unlocks email that shows me being somewhere I said I wasn't, that's incriminating. I don't feel comfortable taking such a narrow interpretation of the bill of rights that only things that are literally and directly incriminating are protected. If you can't get at the file, too bad. Do some police work.
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I'm suspect secure doors help reduce crime. Its possible breath-tests help reduce drink driving.
No they don't - secure doors are found mostly in high crime areas, while breath tests only help in prosecution. Neither one solves the problem.
Running out of harddrive space due to the two above? How are bigger hard-drives not technology solutions?
They don't address the behavior, just mitigate its effects.
But I know for a fact that good use of technology has solved the issue of bad email etiquette
No, it just makes it less obnoxious. The people are still behaving the same.
Like hell. I turned off the autocorrect features in outlook because they kept breaking my formatting - I doubt it'd be better on the server.
who needs a class to own a gun? Just prove you aren't a felon or insane and you're G2G.
Long-time Windows users, on the other hand, will no doubt consider such a feature as novel, given that historically, Outlook and Outlook express were incapable of such an ordinary function, and their users had probably never seen a threaded message list of email or newsgroup postings.
Outlook has threading now, it just doesn't work properly. I'll be reading something in the preview pane and outlook decides to randomly select some additional messages.
Technology can be used to solve social problems as well.
No it can't. Anyone who thinks otherwise is naive.
In this case it's often caused by people using reply all out of habit, and simply not taking the time to consider the implications. If they had a warning dialog when they used it, they might stop to think about it first.
Users don't read. They would hit reply-all, then click through the dialog and bitch about it later.
It's funny because it's true...
Pointing out problems with liquidity in a bank is hardly akin to inciting a riot. As has been said elsewhere, the BoE is loaning a fair amount of money to this bank; presumably, it won't go under.
Dude, it's only a Ghetto if you can't leave.
I'd like to see the legal opinion that allows brain damage to collect evidence. You can always replace a door.
So, while I'm all for free speech, I'm also all for people using it responsibly.
Go to hell. Muckrakers are a small price to pay for a bit of transparency. Over here, we could use a bit more from our administration. When you go around talking about using free speech responsibly (or else?) it sounds a lot like 'shut up and keep your head down'
It's worse than that - 20,000 alcohol related deaths doesn't really mean anything. If anyone involved in an accident has measurable alcohol in their system, it's alcohol related. If you're looking for the number of DUI style fatalities, it's probably around 3000/yr, but we don't know because nobody tracks that. But yeah, everything else you said is right - the 3000 deaths are committed by people who blow .15 or more and often have multiple DUIs - lowering the BAC limit only serves MADD's agenda, which is prohibition. If you want to stop drunk driving, raise the limit back to .10 and imprison people who get multiples or cause any sort of injury (and keep their license/ban them from owning a car).
The planet's fine. It's the people that are fucked! (stolen from Carlin)
You can fix that by implementing congestion management on the servers. It'd be a feature for outlook, but it's quite doable - when the server load gets too high, notify the clients and preferentially serve simgle messages, folder listings, and bulk transfers in that order, with the bulk transfers being given delays and suggested wait times to ease strain. Shouldn't degrade the experience too much and will certainly help the server cope.
My monitors at work use about 130W when active - that's the major power hog right there. The actual boxes probably idle at 50W total
#3 is almost certainly false. a 300W PSU costs almost nothing to run. The computer attached to it generally pulls 100W under use.
300 watts running (equilivant of 3x 100 watt light bulbs)
Who uses 300W? That's a gamer box with 2 nvidia cards. A business box is closer to 100W (25 at idle).
No you don't. If they have a warrant, they can come in anyway. Opening the door just avoids property damage.
I don't see how it would be either particularly difficult
It isn't hard, it's impossible. You would have to figure out how to distribute the app without any data. Can't do that, and the company won't let you distribute their data.
The privilege against self-incrimination is just that - a privilege - and a privilege not unlike that which protects communications with your lawyer.
So what you're saying is, it's a right? Sure, you can be forced to testify if you're given immunity for the things you say, but the principle holds - you can't force someone to incriminate themselves.
Not really. Part of the job of a parent is to decide what their kid is ready for. Good or bad, it's still censorship.
Somehow I just don't trust the government to uphold the Bill of Rights while they disregard my rights.
Those are the same thing - hard to do and not do something at the same time.
May not be. If the password unlocks email that shows me being somewhere I said I wasn't, that's incriminating. I don't feel comfortable taking such a narrow interpretation of the bill of rights that only things that are literally and directly incriminating are protected. If you can't get at the file, too bad. Do some police work.
I'd just go with the 5th ammendment defense - I don't have to tell you things that could incriminate me.
Who'd it get the reliability rating from, CR? They know washing machines, not cars.
How many auto mechanics have 3am brake job emergencies? What would they demand for the service?