By "gets the job done" do you mean, "it's only killed a couple crews"?
Well, that's what happens when you skimp on the safety. Of course, if the shuttle breaks down in LEO, you can't very well pull over and call a tow truck.
What is "poor"? Half the world's population lives on less than $2/day. Such poverty is extremely rare in this country. If you are better off than half the world's population, you are NOT poor.
Yes you are. If you live in a place where $2/day is common, then you probably pay about $10/mo in rent and can eat very well for $3, or at least live on $1.50. Just because some people in another country are worse off doesn't make our poor any more affluent. You may as well trot out the starving kids in China.
And ping (on the local network) is usually a good indication of when a box is totally non-responsive. Of course, icmp should be throttled/blocked at the border router.
Upon inspection, you believe that they just took your C code and rewrote it in C#.
Do *you* sue?
Given the similarities in the language, it's entirely possible that the data structures and program flow had been retained, so copyright infringement would be much easier to demonstrate. As it stands, we have no details, beyond similar functionality which, by itself, shouldn't be enough to show infringement.
However, the manufacturers of digitial boxes do not sell to consumers, and cable companies have so far only been renting boxes to customers
How does this differ from the Ma Bell situation with telephones? Seems to me that refusing to sell the set top boxes should be illegal under the same line of reasoning.
I murdered 27 children. Of course, apart from the mass killings, I'm a law-abiding citizen.
So, speeding, murder, and smoking dope are equally offensive, er, offenses? And a significant minority of the population supports or participates in all these activities?
I expect we'll reach 70 or 80 comments before someone thinks to post the home phone numbers of various telemarketing company's CEOs (hint, hint, c'mon, someone out there has those suckers, post em!).
he's now stuck with a student loan debt of over 200k (interest has piled up), and he's having a hell of a time getting to a salary level that will support him paying off his loans and supporting a family.
It's not that bad - once you pay the original principle + 50%, the student loan is repaid, period. Unless you refinanced it without that clause.
This is not correct. Despite this, financial advisors repeat this like a mantra.
It's partially correct. By leaving a bunch of available credit around (unused credit cards), you increase your accessible credit. When deciding whether to extend credit to you, creditors usually look at this number. Old credit cards that you never closed => larger amount of available credit (that you don't use) => lower amount of credit that you do use.
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By "gets the job done" do you mean, "it's only killed a couple crews"?
Well, that's what happens when you skimp on the safety. Of course, if the shuttle breaks down in LEO, you can't very well pull over and call a tow truck.
What is "poor"? Half the world's population lives on less than $2/day. Such poverty is extremely rare in this country. If you are better off than half the world's population, you are NOT poor.
Yes you are. If you live in a place where $2/day is common, then you probably pay about $10/mo in rent and can eat very well for $3, or at least live on $1.50. Just because some people in another country are worse off doesn't make our poor any more affluent. You may as well trot out the starving kids in China.
I see that you are both drunk and near a strip bar. Do you wish to withdraw:
My friend got stopped for trying to bring on his 157mm howitzer though...
If you want to travel with your howitzer, you have to buy extra seats for it. Those things are heavy.
What if the ping is good and the server on the box is down?
Well, obviously you need more diagnostics. Ping is just a good way to test total nonfunctionality.
Sometimes you need more checks then ping.
And ping (on the local network) is usually a good indication of when a box is totally non-responsive. Of course, icmp should be throttled/blocked at the border router.
This "extreme" version of the chip has to be aimed at a very niche market
Yes, it's the 'mine's bigger' market, though I wouldn't call it niche, exactly.
Upon inspection, you believe that they just took your C code and rewrote it in C#. Do *you* sue?
Given the similarities in the language, it's entirely possible that the data structures and program flow had been retained, so copyright infringement would be much easier to demonstrate. As it stands, we have no details, beyond similar functionality which, by itself, shouldn't be enough to show infringement.
Copyright Infringment is a CRIME
Well, maybe according to the NET act, but in most civilized countries, it's just a civil offense.
However, the manufacturers of digitial boxes do not sell to consumers, and cable companies have so far only been renting boxes to customers
How does this differ from the Ma Bell situation with telephones? Seems to me that refusing to sell the set top boxes should be illegal under the same line of reasoning.
I murdered 27 children. Of course, apart from the mass killings, I'm a law-abiding citizen.
So, speeding, murder, and smoking dope are equally offensive, er, offenses? And a significant minority of the population supports or participates in all these activities?
Huh? How does one use illegal drugs and remain a law abiding citizen? I think you need to make up your mind.
The same way you speed and remian law-abiding, except for the speeding. Don't go trying to make this into some sort of moral argument.
WiFi is just a very low-powered microwave
Yes. Microwaves operate at 700-1000W, while WiFi tops out at 250mW.
If you put your WiFi card on your lap for a while, you might notice some extra heat
That's from the electronics. RF chips are not 100% efficient.
If the signal was too strong (such as if you setup a strong amp), it could potentially boil you.. but it would have to be a really strong signal.
Say, around 800W should do the trick. 250mW will never boil you, period. That's like standing 4 feet from a 60W bulb.
It should be fine to have around with kids as long as they don't put it in their mouths.
Yeah, my netgear card is small enough to swallow.
It's pretty hard to screen your calls when they block caller ID.
Depends - how many of your friends block caller id when calling you?
I expect we'll reach 70 or 80 comments before someone thinks to post the home phone numbers of various telemarketing company's CEOs (hint, hint, c'mon, someone out there has those suckers, post em!).
Too late.
I'd vote for you, but you're too sane to get any sort of party backing.
I have no idea way to verify that the other side was the credit card company
Yes you do: always call a known good number, like the one on your CC.
What's the legality of that?
You aren't required to divulge a SSN, but they aren't required to do business with you.
As stated in the link, I highly doubt anyone can just steal a car of the shopping mall lot.
So do it in an office park. People tend to go there every day.
he's now stuck with a student loan debt of over 200k (interest has piled up), and he's having a hell of a time getting to a salary level that will support him paying off his loans and supporting a family.
It's not that bad - once you pay the original principle + 50%, the student loan is repaid, period. Unless you refinanced it without that clause.
Can you imagine what would happen if a misguided Robin Hood decided to popularize the techniques and teach them to America's poor?
Tyler Durden?
Durden?
Durden?
This is not correct. Despite this, financial advisors repeat this like a mantra.
It's partially correct. By leaving a bunch of available credit around (unused credit cards), you increase your accessible credit. When deciding whether to extend credit to you, creditors usually look at this number. Old credit cards that you never closed => larger amount of available credit (that you don't use) => lower amount of credit that you do use.
A possibility is to convert the current fiber framework to support fiberoptic dense wave division multiplexing
Nah, most backbones already do DWDM.
doubt people will be surprised by this, considering that what happened three years ago today reminded people to tighten Visa restrictions
Ok, I'll bite: what happened on September 11, 2000? Really, you didn't even get the year right.
one word: edlin
I'll see your edlin and raise one ed and a TECO