Speaking as someone in a country that *does* offer equal parental leave - it doesn't. Men are less likely to take advantage of parental leave than women, even if it is available. Sure, a week or two around the birth (like I did when my daughter was born), but many women take much longer.
I'm not sure they can do that. I think subpoenas need to have a "target" - you can subpoena Fred Smith for any emails he sent; you can subpoena John Doe for any emails sent, and fill in the correct name when you've been able to determine who it is, but you can't subpoena "anyone who sent emails to this address", because you have no way to serve such a subpoena.
Google had better reject this order, or it's all downhill from here.
Germany orders Google to remove all mentions of Nazis. Saudi Arabia orders Google to remove all mentions of alcohol and extra-marital sex. The US orders Google to remove all mentions of the leaks published by Snowden/Manning/Assange.
How long until nothing is left, when every country in the world can expunge whatever they don't like?
but there just aren't enough extant samples to justify adding it to Unicode, and nobody can translate it.
Unicode is supposed to be universal, and it has more than enough codepoints to spare - why is there a problem adding it? I'm sure having it in a standard encoding would prove useful to anyone who is trying to translate Linear A, or to archeologists/historians looking to digitize fragments we do have, etc.
Then, in October 2012, Apple did a "me too!" and announced the iPad mini
Wait, you think the iPad mini was approved, designed, engineered, mass manufactured and released in four months?
Emphasis added. Regardless of that, Apple could have started work on the iPad mini after Google announced (rather than released) their tablet, and it would have still been reactionary.
From the first link: “Our research may lead to a new construction material that can be used anywhere where you have components based on glass fibers"
From the second link: "The team from the institute's Wallenberg Wood Science Center claim that the new fiber could be used as a biodegradable replacement for many filament materials made today from imperishable substances such as fiberglass, plastic, and metal."
Stronger than steel is cool and all, but that doesn't necessarily mean "all the same properties of steel". Durability, heat tolerance, reaction to moisture and a host of other things are likely to mean it's not a drop-in replacement for fibreglass/plastic/metal.
The problem with this "right", is that another way of stating it is "the right to reach into every computer in the planet and delete anything about you".
Not only is that right a violation of other people's property rights, it's pragmatically impossible to actually implement.
It's not "spreadsheets shouldn't be used for important work", it's "spreadsheets should not be used for work that's not suitable for spreadsheets". Tools for the job, and all that.
What you, and your fellow Americans posting here, seem to forget (or perhaps you do not know?) is that with London black cabs, you already get a clean and well maintained car with a professional driver. On top of that, said driver actually knows his way around, as he had to prove this when he was given his license, and continuously have to prove it again when he is tested on a regular basis.
In that case, they've got nothing to worry about - their superior service at a competitive cost (I notice you didn't mention that - their prices are competitive, aren't they?) will result in them out-competing Uber's inferior service. Of course, their actions demonstrate that they are afraid - presumably, they're afraid that Uber will give consumers the choice to pay less, even if it means the car's a bit dirtier, and the driver a bit more ignorant. After all, the consumers can't actually be allowed any choice - it means they might not choose the right thing, designated as such by their betters.
Free is not usually a bad thing, but it can be when it causes the software your business depends on to be under resourced.
Of course, paying money for closed source software is no guarantee that it's going to be adequately resourced either. Compare the two most recent, high-profile flaws, both very similar, in that they deal with memory allocation issues: - Heartbleed on SSL has a team of 2, was extant for 2 years, was patched in 6 days, and the patch was available to anyone who used the software - CVE-2014-1776 on Internet Explorer. Don't know how many people the team, was extant for 13 years, was patched in 6 days, and the patch was originally going to be denied to users who hadn't upgraded recently.
This does not seem to be an issue with closed vs open source development models - both have had major vulnerabilities extand for far too long, and both can turn around fairly rapid patches when needed. Doling out cash to Microsoft is no more effective at securing your applications than using free open source products.
Ironically, the reason for this is precisely because the English language evolved dynamically. English is basically a language full of loan-words, and when you import a word, you import it's pronunciation, too. If it evolved less, it'd be more consistent. Evolution produces function, not necessarily elegence.
lots of my teachers were black...a black guy who graduated in chemical engineering...a black lawyer...a black doctor
You realise that when someone is making a claim about the aggregate, throwing specific examples out there is a totally meaningless argument? Nothing the OP said in any way implies that there are no intelligent, skilled, black teachers, chemists, lawyers or doctors. What it does imply is that there are less of those per capita than there are the white (or Asian, or Jewish, or whatever other racial demographic you like) equivalents.
Immediately after your little rant, you actually acknowledge the GPs point when you say "the reason black people did so badly". Saying "black people are doing poorly" in education doesn't imply that there are no educated black people, nor does it imply that the reasons they are doing poorly are necessarily associated with race (correlation/causation).
Granted we already did with this when we speak, but if you are reading words, then there is the chance to be explicit and avoid the confusion from the beginning as you can specify intent with words.
Additionally, when speaking, you (generally) have a real-time situation going on, where you can query the speaker and get them to clarify if their language is imprecise. Exceptions to this (recorded sound), significantly post-date the phonetic evolution of the English language, in the same way the written word does. And of course, you don't have the additional communication channels (inflection, tone, body language, etc) that generally accompany the spoken word.
English is pretty robust, really. Make a couple of mistakes, and you can still usually determine the meaning. But, despite what people frequently seem to think, making lots of grammatical errors does obscure your meaning, especially if you're trying to communicate technical or complex thoughts. Without knowledge of grammar, you're limited to general, simple sentences.
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Web browser maker decides to create a disqus competitor, instead of working on their web browser.
Speaking as someone in a country that *does* offer equal parental leave - it doesn't. Men are less likely to take advantage of parental leave than women, even if it is available. Sure, a week or two around the birth (like I did when my daughter was born), but many women take much longer.
I'm not sure they can do that. I think subpoenas need to have a "target" - you can subpoena Fred Smith for any emails he sent; you can subpoena John Doe for any emails sent, and fill in the correct name when you've been able to determine who it is, but you can't subpoena "anyone who sent emails to this address", because you have no way to serve such a subpoena.
Google had better reject this order, or it's all downhill from here.
Germany orders Google to remove all mentions of Nazis. Saudi Arabia orders Google to remove all mentions of alcohol and extra-marital sex. The US orders Google to remove all mentions of the leaks published by Snowden/Manning/Assange.
How long until nothing is left, when every country in the world can expunge whatever they don't like?
but there just aren't enough extant samples to justify adding it to Unicode, and nobody can translate it.
Unicode is supposed to be universal, and it has more than enough codepoints to spare - why is there a problem adding it? I'm sure having it in a standard encoding would prove useful to anyone who is trying to translate Linear A, or to archeologists/historians looking to digitize fragments we do have, etc.
If I'd had a bunch of high-pressure systems coming into my office asking for treatment for precipitation, I might.
I'm not a meteorologist, but I can still tell you if it's raining.
Observation != analysis.
Then, in October 2012, Apple did a "me too!" and announced the iPad mini
Wait, you think the iPad mini was approved, designed, engineered, mass manufactured and released in four months?
Emphasis added. Regardless of that, Apple could have started work on the iPad mini after Google announced (rather than released) their tablet, and it would have still been reactionary.
Right - they never lodged charges, but they stole his stuff, and read his private papers anyway. That's sorta the whole point.
Actually, in the olden days, they'd likely be the ones doing the rounding, locking and burning.
Historically, obesity was only a problem for the very well off.
Love it or hate it, it still doesn't react to it the same way wood does.
From the first link:
“Our research may lead to a new construction material that can be used anywhere where you have components based on glass fibers"
From the second link:
"The team from the institute's Wallenberg Wood Science Center claim that the new fiber could be used as a biodegradable replacement for many filament materials made today from imperishable substances such as fiberglass, plastic, and metal."
Literacy much?
Stronger than steel is cool and all, but that doesn't necessarily mean "all the same properties of steel". Durability, heat tolerance, reaction to moisture and a host of other things are likely to mean it's not a drop-in replacement for fibreglass/plastic/metal.
The problem with this "right", is that another way of stating it is "the right to reach into every computer in the planet and delete anything about you".
Not only is that right a violation of other people's property rights, it's pragmatically impossible to actually implement.
It's not "spreadsheets shouldn't be used for important work", it's "spreadsheets should not be used for work that's not suitable for spreadsheets". Tools for the job, and all that.
Australia exports large amounts of uranium. If they managed to get it out, getting it in should pose no greater problem.
What you, and your fellow Americans posting here, seem to forget (or perhaps you do not know?) is that with London black cabs, you already get a clean and well maintained car with a professional driver. On top of that, said driver actually knows his way around, as he had to prove this when he was given his license, and continuously have to prove it again when he is tested on a regular basis.
In that case, they've got nothing to worry about - their superior service at a competitive cost (I notice you didn't mention that - their prices are competitive, aren't they?) will result in them out-competing Uber's inferior service. Of course, their actions demonstrate that they are afraid - presumably, they're afraid that Uber will give consumers the choice to pay less, even if it means the car's a bit dirtier, and the driver a bit more ignorant. After all, the consumers can't actually be allowed any choice - it means they might not choose the right thing, designated as such by their betters.
Free is not usually a bad thing, but it can be when it causes the software your business depends on to be under resourced.
Of course, paying money for closed source software is no guarantee that it's going to be adequately resourced either. Compare the two most recent, high-profile flaws, both very similar, in that they deal with memory allocation issues:
- Heartbleed on SSL has a team of 2, was extant for 2 years, was patched in 6 days, and the patch was available to anyone who used the software
- CVE-2014-1776 on Internet Explorer. Don't know how many people the team, was extant for 13 years, was patched in 6 days, and the patch was originally going to be denied to users who hadn't upgraded recently.
This does not seem to be an issue with closed vs open source development models - both have had major vulnerabilities extand for far too long, and both can turn around fairly rapid patches when needed. Doling out cash to Microsoft is no more effective at securing your applications than using free open source products.
Because there is demand for a thing, business are forced to deliver it. Quick, someone stop it!
And for $n/year, the Mafia will not burn down your business.
Paying for people to not perform a "service" you don't want performed to begin with is called extortion.
but that was a declaration from a previous age when whiting cost money
Whiting still goes for about $55/kg around here.
When I can post about something and have a large audience, and I can edit/delete/repost with ease, why should I think about what I'm saying?
The fact that you don't is entirely the purists' point.
Ironically, the reason for this is precisely because the English language evolved dynamically. English is basically a language full of loan-words, and when you import a word, you import it's pronunciation, too. If it evolved less, it'd be more consistent. Evolution produces function, not necessarily elegence.
lots of my teachers were black...a black guy who graduated in chemical engineering...a black lawyer...a black doctor
You realise that when someone is making a claim about the aggregate, throwing specific examples out there is a totally meaningless argument? Nothing the OP said in any way implies that there are no intelligent, skilled, black teachers, chemists, lawyers or doctors. What it does imply is that there are less of those per capita than there are the white (or Asian, or Jewish, or whatever other racial demographic you like) equivalents.
Immediately after your little rant, you actually acknowledge the GPs point when you say "the reason black people did so badly". Saying "black people are doing poorly" in education doesn't imply that there are no educated black people, nor does it imply that the reasons they are doing poorly are necessarily associated with race (correlation/causation).
Granted we already did with this when we speak, but if you are reading words, then there is the chance to be explicit and avoid the confusion from the beginning as you can specify intent with words.
Additionally, when speaking, you (generally) have a real-time situation going on, where you can query the speaker and get them to clarify if their language is imprecise. Exceptions to this (recorded sound), significantly post-date the phonetic evolution of the English language, in the same way the written word does. And of course, you don't have the additional communication channels (inflection, tone, body language, etc) that generally accompany the spoken word.
English is pretty robust, really. Make a couple of mistakes, and you can still usually determine the meaning. But, despite what people frequently seem to think, making lots of grammatical errors does obscure your meaning, especially if you're trying to communicate technical or complex thoughts. Without knowledge of grammar, you're limited to general, simple sentences.
Spy agency's job is to spy. It'd be remiss of them not to use such a security hole.
The question is, would he allow the NSA to exploit a similar vulnerability against Americans. And I think we already know the answer to that one too.