For those who are unaware, Belarus is ruled by a turd named Alexander Lukashenko. He's been their president since 1994 and initially increased presidential term limits from the standard five years to seven and later removed presidential term limits altogether.
Some of his memorable moments include:
He warned that anyone joining an opposition protest would be treated as a "terrorist", adding: "We will wring their necks, as one might a duck".
Addressing the "miserable state of the city of Babruysk" on a live broadcast on state radio he stated: "This is a Jewish city, and the Jews are not concerned for the place they live in. They have turned Babruysk into a pigsty. Look at Israel—I was there and saw it myself... I call on Jews who have money to come back to Babruysk."
"My position and the state will never allow me to become a dictator, but an authoritarian style of rule is characteristic of me, and I have always admitted it. You need to control the country, and the main thing is not to ruin people's lives."
In the end, while we weren’t able to create the impact we wanted with Google Health, we hope it has raised the visibility of the role of the empowered consumer in their own care.
Considering the fact that I - somebody who in many ways spends more time on the Internet than off it - have not heard about this interesting service until today, I seriously doubt that the problem is that there haven't been enough takers. Yes, it sounds a touch megalomaniacal. But my conclusion is that Google has simply just not raised awareness about this product. With the amount of faeces being thrown all over the interwebz for other products such as Google Plus, I dare say that a small fraction of the resources expended could have saved initiatives such as Google Health from flatlining...
what apple don’t realise is that HTC, VIA and so on are backed by – and owned by – the Taiwanese Triads. i find it just absolutely staggering that any company would even contemplate taking on such powerful people. the Triads are the 800lb gorilla: leave them alone and they’ll leave you alone. cross them and they will put in a long-term plan to completely obliterate you.
I lost interest in an article centered on attention to detail and feedback when I read "It's an all-too-familiar sight for those who were around when KDE shocked users with it's 4.0 release.":S
So, RailCorp decided to auction off lost property that could well be of a sensitive nature to some random member of the public? How responsible is that? Shouldn't the fact that they are able to sell lost (and used) property off at twice their retail value ring a few alarm bells?
I'm curious to know why Apple is never implicated in such privacy and tracking discussions considering how they lock you down to their own software and services. IIRC, they were involved in a GPS tracking furore a few months ago which came to naught. CarrierIQ doesn't develop for the iOS. But if carriers want all phones to return "diagnostic" information, presumably the iPhone is also doing so.
While the price of HDDs have gone up only recently, it's a temporary "action-of-god" hike which will dissipate shortly (January?). Besides that, HDDs are dirt cheap. It's unlikely that the OP is talking about blu-rays as people who want a disc database usually have multiple (usually ripped/leeched/home) movies on each disc.
While Indian-US relationships have certainly thawed substantially in the last few years, calling them allies is a bit of a stretch (as is your theory:P) Pakistan is considered the American ally (although that has taken a hit today) in the region and are also the source of a lot of international (and national) terrorists.
I'm not sure how extensive they are or if TFA takes this into account, but it should be noted that all the Indian BPO majors have a presence in thePhilippines.
Seeing as to how you are going to wait until you read what others think about the as of yet unreleased phone that you are planning on buying which runs an as of yet unreleased OS that you haven't played with, perhaps you should hold off on recommending it until you do:S
While this does not really solve the OP's issue as expected, it might be a worthwhile consideration. LiveScribe is a digital pen which can be used to take down notes on digital paper in tandem with audio recording capabilities. As a result, you can listen to a lecture as you go through your notes along with a bunch of other features. While this is nifty in itself, you can also hook up the paper/tablet to a laptop and digitise it effectively in real time. While you can buy everything including the paper from the store, I believe that you can also print the paper yourself at 600dpi.
My information on this is purely based on hearsay and I have not tested it out myself. I'm very curious as to how well this tablet approach works and if we can do away with the paper concept altogether and replace it with something like an Etch A Sketch.
I believe that EverNote also supports integration with tablets etc., and might also be worth looking into.
Frankly, I've tried using FreeBSD three times in my life and gave up each time. It's just too bleeding involved to get it up and running to your expectations especially when there's a Debian installation that I can have up and running to perfection in about an hour.
From memory, the stumbling block was inevitably drivers, and often when you couldn't get your NIC working, it decidedly becomes a chore. I refuse to even try to recollect the veritable nightmares that I experienced trying to get my graphics card going the first time.
I suppose I should give it another shot using virtualbox.
P.S. even the "post options" popup on bsd.slashdot.org fails to open right. Poetry.
There are often no single or clearly defined links. Rather than restructuring the submission form, the submitter should exercise a modicum of common sense and try to make things as obvious as possible.
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...and I forgot to mention that the Goat story also came from UW. Presumably it's the same group involved.
That's the first thing that came to my mind as well. The goats were engineered to produce milk with high quantities of protein found in spider silk.
P.S. It's a pity that the BBC has to stoop to sensationalising their headlines. "GM silk worms make Spider-Man web closer to reality"? Twits.
I can only imagine that you're yet to recover from your New Year's binge.
For those who are unaware, Belarus is ruled by a turd named Alexander Lukashenko. He's been their president since 1994 and initially increased presidential term limits from the standard five years to seven and later removed presidential term limits altogether.
Some of his memorable moments include:
... and so on.
In other words, such stories while shocking are, IMO, hardly surprising ...
Considering the fact that I - somebody who in many ways spends more time on the Internet than off it - have not heard about this interesting service until today, I seriously doubt that the problem is that there haven't been enough takers. Yes, it sounds a touch megalomaniacal. But my conclusion is that Google has simply just not raised awareness about this product. With the amount of faeces being thrown all over the interwebz for other products such as Google Plus, I dare say that a small fraction of the resources expended could have saved initiatives such as Google Health from flatlining ...
Gold :)
... there would have been less "soteigai" and more "seppuku".
In medicine, one of the offshots from CERN & the LHC has been the development/improvement of the MRI scanner.
I lost interest in an article centered on attention to detail and feedback when I read "It's an all-too-familiar sight for those who were around when KDE shocked users with it's 4.0 release." :S
I don't really have a comment on the content of the site. But it sure does look pretty fugly atm. The line height being used is especially jarring.
... thought of Miyamoto Musashi and/or pictured Mifune Toshiro in their heads?
So, RailCorp decided to auction off lost property that could well be of a sensitive nature to some random member of the public? How responsible is that? Shouldn't the fact that they are able to sell lost (and used) property off at twice their retail value ring a few alarm bells?
So, what device do you use?
I'm curious to know why Apple is never implicated in such privacy and tracking discussions considering how they lock you down to their own software and services. IIRC, they were involved in a GPS tracking furore a few months ago which came to naught. CarrierIQ doesn't develop for the iOS. But if carriers want all phones to return "diagnostic" information, presumably the iPhone is also doing so.
While the price of HDDs have gone up only recently, it's a temporary "action-of-god" hike which will dissipate shortly (January?). Besides that, HDDs are dirt cheap. It's unlikely that the OP is talking about blu-rays as people who want a disc database usually have multiple (usually ripped/leeched/home) movies on each disc.
While Indian-US relationships have certainly thawed substantially in the last few years, calling them allies is a bit of a stretch (as is your theory :P) Pakistan is considered the American ally (although that has taken a hit today) in the region and are also the source of a lot of international (and national) terrorists.
What clearly designed graphical interface is TFA talking about in Mission Impossible? Shouldn't the reference be to Minority Report instead? :S
I'm not sure how extensive they are or if TFA takes this into account, but it should be noted that all the Indian BPO majors have a presence in the Philippines.
Seeing as to how you are going to wait until you read what others think about the as of yet unreleased phone that you are planning on buying which runs an as of yet unreleased OS that you haven't played with, perhaps you should hold off on recommending it until you do :S
While this does not really solve the OP's issue as expected, it might be a worthwhile consideration. LiveScribe is a digital pen which can be used to take down notes on digital paper in tandem with audio recording capabilities. As a result, you can listen to a lecture as you go through your notes along with a bunch of other features. While this is nifty in itself, you can also hook up the paper/tablet to a laptop and digitise it effectively in real time. While you can buy everything including the paper from the store, I believe that you can also print the paper yourself at 600dpi.
My information on this is purely based on hearsay and I have not tested it out myself. I'm very curious as to how well this tablet approach works and if we can do away with the paper concept altogether and replace it with something like an Etch A Sketch.
I believe that EverNote also supports integration with tablets etc., and might also be worth looking into.
What is common between the /. editorial department & the USPTO? They don't bother to check what they rubber-stamp :S
The post links to the last page of the article instead of the first.
Frankly, I've tried using FreeBSD three times in my life and gave up each time. It's just too bleeding involved to get it up and running to your expectations especially when there's a Debian installation that I can have up and running to perfection in about an hour.
From memory, the stumbling block was inevitably drivers, and often when you couldn't get your NIC working, it decidedly becomes a chore. I refuse to even try to recollect the veritable nightmares that I experienced trying to get my graphics card going the first time.
I suppose I should give it another shot using virtualbox.
P.S. even the "post options" popup on bsd.slashdot.org fails to open right. Poetry.
Seeing as to how you haven't RTFA, you deserve to be on-slaughtered :)
Re: schools, see his answer to the question on developing interesting in rocketry.
Why not auction the name and donate the proceeds to a scientific charity? I suspect that big money can be made ...
There are often no single or clearly defined links. Rather than restructuring the submission form, the submitter should exercise a modicum of common sense and try to make things as obvious as possible.
Flexibility++