Why not mobilize all couch potatoes? Install 3 buttons on all TV remotes. Viewers must press "no damage", "mild damage" or "severe damage" before every channel flipping, or better yet, to keep the TV on.
Or when I'm driving to work in stop and go traffic, I could do something meaningful with 3 simple buttons in the car...
The idea that if the government releases the data, everyone will switch to the best provider is ridiculous. If everyone switches to the "best" provider, they'd become oversaturated, lots of service unavailable, and drop calls. They'd stop being the best. Then with the next report, everyone would switch to the new "best" provider. No, it doesn't work that way. Reporting will make all the companies more accountable and try harder to improve their service.
Gearlog very clearly faked the story. Very subtly.
Exhibit 1) The two laptops are DIFFERENT:
Take a look at the first photo and notice the blue on the side of the laptop. The left laptop's side has a thinner blue stripe--with the top half being black and bottom half being blue. The right laptop has a much thicker blue stripe.
Exhibit 2) Blu-ray laptop is on the RIGHT: Photo two shows the blu-ray logo. Look at the laptop side, the blue stripe is thick! The blue stripe includes the drive cover. It's the laptop on the right.
Exhibit 3) DVD+R laptop is on the LEFT:
The last photo shows the DVD+R disc. Notice that the blue stripe is missing near the front of the laptop (just like the laptop on the left). Also the drive cover is black. In Exhibit 2, the drive cover is blue.
Therefore, Gearlog faked the story. Or just an idiot that can't remember which laptop was which when he pressed the button.
Flamebait me if you want, but companies DO have rights to censorship. Heck, Slashdot censors. Otherwise, every article here might be M$ bashing or Linux raves. Or, endless dupes (oh wait, this happens already).
Back to my point, companies can censor if they want. Users just don't have to go there. Why go to Baidupedia when you can go to Wikipedia? Yes, there is a Chinese language section of Wikipedia.
As far as I'm concerned, Chinese companies can censor all they want...so long as the government doesn't force them to use only Baidupedia and block Wikipedia.
I find it interesting that one can choose to not interpret the Bible literally with creation occuring in seven days. While it may be possible to think that the Genesis story is simply a display of God's power, what is left unexplained is the idea of the Sabbath. The Genesis creation states that God finished creation by the sixth day, and that on the seventh day He rested. This day is to be kept holy and is referred to as the Sabbath. If creation had indeed occurred over long spans of time, Jewish tradition would have the Sabbath last for thousands of years followed by no Sabbaths for thousands of years. Instead, Jewish tradition of keeping the Sabbath as detailed in the Old and New Testament would support that the Sabbath is a single particular day in the week. I believe that this evidence gives strong reason to believe in a literal Genesis story.
"Your house is not secure. I can prove it to you. All I need is a rock or baseball bat and I can show you that I can get inside." Yay! Now I won't get arrested!
- just because it's tech doesn't mean that the laws don't apply
Apple's authentication scheme is probably just placed to satisfy the RIAA. Not wanting to alienate their user base, and likely their most vocal supporters, Apple is just turning a blind eye. RIAA is happy, and iTunes users are happy.
Sun Tzu on the Art of War: Attack your allies to weaken your enemy
Previous Quote: 'could only think of one instance when a vulnerability was exploited before a patch was available'
Revised Quote: 'I can not think of even one instance when a vulnerability was exploited before windows was available'
People may ask why we should shell out money to pay for open source programs...well, open source doesn't mean free source. Someone had to put in their time and energy programming this stuff. And since most of us haven't contributed to the source code, we could at least support those who have.:)
Mr. Sclavos, what about de-commercializing so that more people would be willing to contribute--instead of feeling ripped off by companies like Verisign?
Okay, when you get sick, you can use your $4 EKG machine. Heck, I'm sure there's a website that'll teach you how to remove your own appendix, gallbladder, or perform your very own vasectomy too. If you can do it, more power to you!
The intelligence failure that occured last year was not due to lack of information. On the contrary, there was too much information--so much that they couldn't sift through the "noise".
Having the ability to look and spy into normal people's data will only add to that noise. If the government can't sift through the amount of information they already have, how can they handle that much more?
"Imagine an escaped virus destroying the Earth's oil reserves and its whole industrial potential?"
More likely, the Pentagon probably has mechanisms or methods available to control the bug. These methods may be immunizations or even built-in self-descruct genetic codes (similar to p53 genes in human cells). What's more concerning is the possibility of the bug mutating and becoming uncontrollable.
It would be interesting to see how the new browser war pans out.
IE won the browser war partly because it came bundled with Windows. At that time, it was too much of a hassle and too much time downloading Netscape. Now that many have broadband access, downloading Netscape is quick and easy. The effect of bundled software becomes less of an issue. I wonder whether the pendulum will swing back.
Nice work in getting the payment service working. What system are you using to process the credit cards? Is there a site/method you recommend for the rest of us who want to accept credit cards on our websites but not use paypal/billpoint/etc.?
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Why not mobilize all couch potatoes? Install 3 buttons on all TV remotes. Viewers must press "no damage", "mild damage" or "severe damage" before every channel flipping, or better yet, to keep the TV on. Or when I'm driving to work in stop and go traffic, I could do something meaningful with 3 simple buttons in the car...
[insert spouse's name]isabitch
less babies and less appetite. I'm gonna go get my neighbor an XBOX...
Rapture sell-off frenzy revives economy...
The idea that if the government releases the data, everyone will switch to the best provider is ridiculous. If everyone switches to the "best" provider, they'd become oversaturated, lots of service unavailable, and drop calls. They'd stop being the best. Then with the next report, everyone would switch to the new "best" provider. No, it doesn't work that way. Reporting will make all the companies more accountable and try harder to improve their service.
Gearlog very clearly faked the story. Very subtly.
Exhibit 1) The two laptops are DIFFERENT:
Take a look at the first photo and notice the blue on the side of the laptop. The left laptop's side has a thinner blue stripe--with the top half being black and bottom half being blue. The right laptop has a much thicker blue stripe.
Exhibit 2) Blu-ray laptop is on the RIGHT:
Photo two shows the blu-ray logo. Look at the laptop side, the blue stripe is thick! The blue stripe includes the drive cover. It's the laptop on the right.
Exhibit 3) DVD+R laptop is on the LEFT:
The last photo shows the DVD+R disc. Notice that the blue stripe is missing near the front of the laptop (just like the laptop on the left). Also the drive cover is black. In Exhibit 2, the drive cover is blue.
Therefore, Gearlog faked the story. Or just an idiot that can't remember which laptop was which when he pressed the button.
Flamebait me if you want, but companies DO have rights to censorship. Heck, Slashdot censors. Otherwise, every article here might be M$ bashing or Linux raves. Or, endless dupes (oh wait, this happens already). Back to my point, companies can censor if they want. Users just don't have to go there. Why go to Baidupedia when you can go to Wikipedia? Yes, there is a Chinese language section of Wikipedia.
As far as I'm concerned, Chinese companies can censor all they want...so long as the government doesn't force them to use only Baidupedia and block Wikipedia.
By the way, Google owns 2% of Baidu. And as we all know, DO NO EVIL! (yes, full of sarcasm)
I find it interesting that one can choose to not interpret the Bible literally with creation occuring in seven days. While it may be possible to think that the Genesis story is simply a display of God's power, what is left unexplained is the idea of the Sabbath. The Genesis creation states that God finished creation by the sixth day, and that on the seventh day He rested. This day is to be kept holy and is referred to as the Sabbath. If creation had indeed occurred over long spans of time, Jewish tradition would have the Sabbath last for thousands of years followed by no Sabbaths for thousands of years. Instead, Jewish tradition of keeping the Sabbath as detailed in the Old and New Testament would support that the Sabbath is a single particular day in the week. I believe that this evidence gives strong reason to believe in a literal Genesis story.
"Your house is not secure. I can prove it to you. All I need is a rock or baseball bat and I can show you that I can get inside." Yay! Now I won't get arrested! - just because it's tech doesn't mean that the laws don't apply
Here's the actual text of Google's filing to the Security Exchange Commission
Groklaw has posted a text version of DaimlerChrysler's response to SCO's complaint.
Apple's authentication scheme is probably just placed to satisfy the RIAA. Not wanting to alienate their user base, and likely their most vocal supporters, Apple is just turning a blind eye. RIAA is happy, and iTunes users are happy.
Sun Tzu on the Art of War: Attack your allies to weaken your enemy
First post!
Previous Quote: 'could only think of one instance when a vulnerability was exploited before a patch was available' Revised Quote: 'I can not think of even one instance when a vulnerability was exploited before windows was available'
What are they thinking? That we just sit around and read /. all day?
People may ask why we should shell out money to pay for open source programs...well, open source doesn't mean free source. Someone had to put in their time and energy programming this stuff. And since most of us haven't contributed to the source code, we could at least support those who have. :)
Mr. Sclavos, what about de-commercializing so that more people would be willing to contribute--instead of feeling ripped off by companies like Verisign?
Okay, when you get sick, you can use your $4 EKG machine. Heck, I'm sure there's a website that'll teach you how to remove your own appendix, gallbladder, or perform your very own vasectomy too. If you can do it, more power to you!
Sounds like a great idea! An open source book promoting open source. I wonder how many different versions will end up being published.
The intelligence failure that occured last year was not due to lack of information. On the contrary, there was too much information--so much that they couldn't sift through the "noise". Having the ability to look and spy into normal people's data will only add to that noise. If the government can't sift through the amount of information they already have, how can they handle that much more?
"Imagine an escaped virus destroying the Earth's oil reserves and its whole industrial potential?"
More likely, the Pentagon probably has mechanisms or methods available to control the bug. These methods may be immunizations or even built-in self-descruct genetic codes (similar to p53 genes in human cells). What's more concerning is the possibility of the bug mutating and becoming uncontrollable.
The attempt to root out open-source programs will probably be done under the pretense of national security. How unfortunate.
IE won the browser war partly because it came bundled with Windows. At that time, it was too much of a hassle and too much time downloading Netscape. Now that many have broadband access, downloading Netscape is quick and easy. The effect of bundled software becomes less of an issue. I wonder whether the pendulum will swing back.
Nice work in getting the payment service working. What system are you using to process the credit cards? Is there a site/method you recommend for the rest of us who want to accept credit cards on our websites but not use paypal/billpoint/etc.?