I've been in places in Europe with similar public restrooms. They also closed at 8pm, with the bars not having public restrooms. Easy enough as a male to find a dark corner to relieve myself in, but it seemed odd that there wasn't a better solution provided for the tourists than peeing on their fortress.
That's a good point I hadn't thought of, but on the other hand, how well does an original iPhone handle the modern web? If you're just using it for phone, texting, and some email it is probably secure enough.
Interesting... is attaching it to the window in the wording? We have what is basically a sandbag with a arm mount for our GPS that just sits on the dash. Don't have to worry about anything popping off into your lap, either.
So... everyone is making their own original content. What I've seen from Amazon and Netflix is often quite good. Will it end up like TV where they will syndicate each other's old seasons or do they hold out so you'll subscribe for a few months to each of them to rotate through binging their series in turn? I subscribe to Netflix because I find enough to watch, we have Prime Video as a value-add to Amazon Prime... we'll sign back up for HBO Now to watch GoT and plan to binge Westworld in between episodes of GoT. It seems like there'll be some conglomeration of some kind as the competition gets more entrenched.
At first I thought it was stupid, but you're right... they already have iTunes, so this is probably going to end up more akin to Amazon Prime Video than Netflix (although I admit the difference is subtle in some ways)
Nothing has vexed my wife half as much as her wireless headphones. I think she maintains that she likes them as a psychological response to that they cost so much.
Correct. I guess I didn't mention that personal electronics aren't allowed in all areas of the facility. So streaming on the room's PC is fine whereas your phone is stuck at your desk.
Oh no, it isn't free to them to locally store things. It all gets backed up to the cloud. Mostly, though, they don't want to deal with any copyright nonsense. And sure, there's shuffle, but this way an algorithm finds new things I might like based on what I already like. Discovered lots of new bands that don't get radio airplay.
Haven't you ever streamed anything on Netflix because it was more convenient than ripping the disc to whatever format the device you're holding can handle? Same deal.
Maybe... work doesn't care if I stream but they wouldn't like me putting all my mp3s on my computer here. And it automatically rotates the cached content around so I'm not listening to the same thing all the time when offline.
ha! I almost replied that in a way to state that humans weren't capable of parsing, rather than myself, but I decided that children used to digital signal drop would probably be better at ignoring it. So while my net isn't getting upgraded anytime soon, there are further generation products on the market.
That was one thing I found interesting when TV went digital: a weak analog signal is just noisy, but easy for people to pick out the information from. a weak digital signal is chunky in ways my brain certainly isn't as capable of parsing through.
I suppose it is mostly just on the strength of the government... not that gold is any less silly... come to think of it, though, since to use for most important purposes, like buying food or housing, one must trade the Bitcons for dollars first, perhaps I need to think of Bitcoin more like bartering home crafts. If I imagine a 3D printer whirring away instead of a CPU it makes more sense even though it comes down to the same thing.
Ah, I didn't realize that part was distributed. That makes some more sense then what I was envisioning... something like finding new prime numbers or whatever.
At work I get dollars for labor, which can be used to procure goods and services. I could also use my computer sitting at home to do nothing and save electricity, fold proteins for the good of mankind, or generate numbers that for some reason can be used to procure goods and services? Usually when you get value for no reason it is part of a Ponzi scheme. Does Bitcoin hold any value because it also seems to be a decent way to launder money?
They could just correlate the census data with the IRS database to figure it out, I suppose, but isn't that even more Big Government Boogeyman? Some government contracts require security clearances, which his a lot more information than the Dept of Labor is asking for. If Google doesn't want to play the government contractor game than they shouldn't.
It probably isn't malice, it probably just didn't occur to them. My in-laws were showing me their new WiFi thermostat/security camera system. It would not surprise me if there is no clear way to reset it if it were to be compromised by malware... I look at all that stuff and feel like Adama from Battlestar Galatica refusing to network his computers...
Yes, and it is great in a variety of ways (keep old skills alive, keeps people busy in a constructive manner), but if the population percentage of unemployable folks grows too large, then everyone ends up working for the government except for the guys who own the universal machine 3D metal printing factories. Are they going to use their capital and power to support the plebs making Shaker rocking chairs or vote to feed them the minimal daily quota of yeast extract and exempt themselves from liability for their AI Killbot security forces when clearing freedom zones around their estates?
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Hey if I wasn't lazy I could've looked it up myself... or a Futurama lazy guy quote or something
Adding more water is just making it easier for the bacteria to grow... washing your hands without soap, similarly, just increases your microbial load.
I've been in places in Europe with similar public restrooms. They also closed at 8pm, with the bars not having public restrooms. Easy enough as a male to find a dark corner to relieve myself in, but it seemed odd that there wasn't a better solution provided for the tourists than peeing on their fortress.
That's a good point I hadn't thought of, but on the other hand, how well does an original iPhone handle the modern web? If you're just using it for phone, texting, and some email it is probably secure enough.
Interesting... is attaching it to the window in the wording? We have what is basically a sandbag with a arm mount for our GPS that just sits on the dash. Don't have to worry about anything popping off into your lap, either.
So... everyone is making their own original content. What I've seen from Amazon and Netflix is often quite good. Will it end up like TV where they will syndicate each other's old seasons or do they hold out so you'll subscribe for a few months to each of them to rotate through binging their series in turn? I subscribe to Netflix because I find enough to watch, we have Prime Video as a value-add to Amazon Prime... we'll sign back up for HBO Now to watch GoT and plan to binge Westworld in between episodes of GoT. It seems like there'll be some conglomeration of some kind as the competition gets more entrenched.
At first I thought it was stupid, but you're right... they already have iTunes, so this is probably going to end up more akin to Amazon Prime Video than Netflix (although I admit the difference is subtle in some ways)
Nothing has vexed my wife half as much as her wireless headphones. I think she maintains that she likes them as a psychological response to that they cost so much.
Telomerase inhibitors?
You're not going to want to ingest cell growth promoters willy-nilly...
Correct. I guess I didn't mention that personal electronics aren't allowed in all areas of the facility. So streaming on the room's PC is fine whereas your phone is stuck at your desk.
Those are good points, but if you have a pay sub to a music streaming service you can locally cache, too.
Oh no, it isn't free to them to locally store things. It all gets backed up to the cloud. Mostly, though, they don't want to deal with any copyright nonsense. And sure, there's shuffle, but this way an algorithm finds new things I might like based on what I already like. Discovered lots of new bands that don't get radio airplay.
Haven't you ever streamed anything on Netflix because it was more convenient than ripping the disc to whatever format the device you're holding can handle? Same deal.
Maybe... work doesn't care if I stream but they wouldn't like me putting all my mp3s on my computer here. And it automatically rotates the cached content around so I'm not listening to the same thing all the time when offline.
Stream at work, cached for the car ride there... no caps at home.
ha! I almost replied that in a way to state that humans weren't capable of parsing, rather than myself, but I decided that children used to digital signal drop would probably be better at ignoring it. So while my net isn't getting upgraded anytime soon, there are further generation products on the market.
That was one thing I found interesting when TV went digital: a weak analog signal is just noisy, but easy for people to pick out the information from. a weak digital signal is chunky in ways my brain certainly isn't as capable of parsing through.
I suppose it is mostly just on the strength of the government... not that gold is any less silly... come to think of it, though, since to use for most important purposes, like buying food or housing, one must trade the Bitcons for dollars first, perhaps I need to think of Bitcoin more like bartering home crafts. If I imagine a 3D printer whirring away instead of a CPU it makes more sense even though it comes down to the same thing.
Ah, I didn't realize that part was distributed. That makes some more sense then what I was envisioning... something like finding new prime numbers or whatever.
At work I get dollars for labor, which can be used to procure goods and services. I could also use my computer sitting at home to do nothing and save electricity, fold proteins for the good of mankind, or generate numbers that for some reason can be used to procure goods and services? Usually when you get value for no reason it is part of a Ponzi scheme. Does Bitcoin hold any value because it also seems to be a decent way to launder money?
They could just correlate the census data with the IRS database to figure it out, I suppose, but isn't that even more Big Government Boogeyman? Some government contracts require security clearances, which his a lot more information than the Dept of Labor is asking for. If Google doesn't want to play the government contractor game than they shouldn't.
It probably isn't malice, it probably just didn't occur to them. My in-laws were showing me their new WiFi thermostat/security camera system. It would not surprise me if there is no clear way to reset it if it were to be compromised by malware... I look at all that stuff and feel like Adama from Battlestar Galatica refusing to network his computers...
Shush, he might hear you and nationalize it.
Yes, and it is great in a variety of ways (keep old skills alive, keeps people busy in a constructive manner), but if the population percentage of unemployable folks grows too large, then everyone ends up working for the government except for the guys who own the universal machine 3D metal printing factories. Are they going to use their capital and power to support the plebs making Shaker rocking chairs or vote to feed them the minimal daily quota of yeast extract and exempt themselves from liability for their AI Killbot security forces when clearing freedom zones around their estates?