Have they caught (or stopped?) at least 1 tourrist as a result of these policies.
The necessarily of this seems questionable, and it's not reasonable---as any non-brain-dead tourrist would not carry sensitive stuff on a laptop---and even if they do, they wouldn't let the agents have it in unencrypted form (and they also wouldn't -care- to lose a laptop---if their plan is to do something horrible).
I wonder if there's a higher percentage of confiscated iPhones among border guards:-/
Another idea is to fine anyone who votes for a bill that is later found unconstitutional.
Also reward (possibly using that same fine money) anyone who kills a bill. Year by year, we should strive to have -less- laws than the year before---not more.
It seems we're upto a point where nobody can possibly even skim over all the laws in their entire lifetime, much less understand a small fraction of them. And it's only getting worse year after year. Sorta like the tax code.
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then again, if markets really are efficient, then due to the weird collective consciousness of investors, the stock price is a really good indication of Job's health. Maybe that works in reverse too.
2. Abruptly plugged off machine 3. Corrupted filesystem
Why would you still be using FAT32?:-/
Modern file systems (unless they have bugs) should be as robust as databases when it comes to transactions and recovery from sudden power failures. ie: data is either written or not. There's no corruption.
If data does get lost or corrupted, you can be sure it's the result of some bug, or lack of transactions---which doesn't fall under the category of ``system cannot be built to not lose data''.
You can't make a system that will not lose data, you can only make a system that knows the last save point of 100% integrity.
How does one define `lose data'?
If something is -in- the database (committed), then it will not get lost, no matter how abruptly you pull the plug on the box.
Similarly, unless it's committed, you can't consider it to be -in- the database---so, it's not something that you can lose (as it's not in the database).
If by losing data they mean stuff that's partly in the database while it crashes, then... d0h, the source of the data should be responsible for maintaining a copy before it gets a commitment confirmation.
Ie: you can (and many do) build reliable systems that will not lose data no matter what.
It happened before. It will happen again. I hardly believed it myself when I literally couldn't find wr0k after dot-com bubble.
And there was plenty of ``revolution is in full steam right now'' evidence---yet businesses just stopped spending money on things `maybe profitable eventually', and started worrying about `profitable right now'.
Most corps already have enough IT to efficiently run their core business. They really don't need anything new---they could easily stop new IT spending for 3-5 years without harm to their business, and with current economic climate, it might just be what they'll do by 2009.
I'd imagine heavy stuff on the moon likely settled very deep under the surface as it cooled.
There's likely quite a bit of these rare materials on earth as well, there's just little of them in reachable places (such as the earth's crust).
An asteroid is small enough that materials would be all over its surface (as opposed to settling somewhere near the center---and even then, they're small enough to simply drill through).
Folks who are bad at programming generally don't understand basic concepts (after all, programming isn't difficult for anyone who understands what's going). You're right about them being more well rounded in CS domain than MBA though.
But why? Would it be legal if they used ROT13? My opinion is that if they don't want it used, they shouldn't be sending these signals through my brain---irrelevant of encryption. Any encryption used for things that literally travel through my brain are fair game to be b0rken.
Why can private schools simply ignore it and continue a policy of pushing gifted pupils? Because they don't care about pennies from the state, they care about big bucks from mom and dad.
That's in theory. Reality is that private schools don't want to -lose- students (this is more true of higher education, I guess). ie: if a student is not performing to expectations (ie: grading wise), the student/parent, etc., may decide that expensive private school isn't a good fit.
Cold fusion isn't very useful even if it's true, ie: if it releases a lot of energy, it cannot be ``cold'' (unless this ``cold'' is in the same temperature ballpark as nuclear fission); if it really is ``cold'', then it doesn't release much energy to be useful.
Any counter argument will have to indirectly argue that customs agents don't have to keep illegal data out of the country.
How about: if there's a way to get the same data into the country via the Internet (by encrypting, ftp-ing, and wiping the drive before crossing border), then there's no real -point- to waste money in searching said things---as no ``real criminal'' would be caught.
I've had that too, and from my experience, it's the adjustments. tweak the chair so that there's no pressure on the leg (usually lowering it just a bit helps quite a lot).
Maybe they're just getting those random connects on their SSH port with fake passwords (something everyone with SSH server gets), and the government security scare monkey publicizes that someone is `hacking' them (and they need to hire more security experts and an expensive package to beef up their IT defense).
Wouldn't be the first time some ignorant `specialist' blew something out of proportion for their own benefit.
How the heck do they define `hacking' anyway? No hacker would ever refer to themselves as a hacker---so by definition, any self admitted hackers out there aren't.
Because IP is the root cause of every other problem facing America today. War, economic problems, drug abuse, poor education, poor healthcare, etc., all caused by people downloading stuff!
Soap isn't an issue. There are plenty of things that kill bacteria---but those things usually also kill humans. Soap doesn't need to be selective---no penicillin in soap, just chemicals that kill anything living.
The trick is to have things that kill bacteria without doing harm to humans...
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Have they caught (or stopped?) at least 1 tourrist as a result of these policies.
The necessarily of this seems questionable, and it's not reasonable---as any non-brain-dead tourrist would not carry sensitive stuff on a laptop---and even if they do, they wouldn't let the agents have it in unencrypted form (and they also wouldn't -care- to lose a laptop---if their plan is to do something horrible).
I wonder if there's a higher percentage of confiscated iPhones among border guards :-/
Another idea is to fine anyone who votes for a bill that is later found unconstitutional.
Also reward (possibly using that same fine money) anyone who kills a bill. Year by year, we should strive to have -less- laws than the year before---not more.
It seems we're upto a point where nobody can possibly even skim over all the laws in their entire lifetime, much less understand a small fraction of them. And it's only getting worse year after year. Sorta like the tax code.
then again, if markets really are efficient, then due to the weird collective consciousness of investors, the stock price is a really good indication of Job's health. Maybe that works in reverse too.
2. Abruptly plugged off machine
3. Corrupted filesystem
Why would you still be using FAT32? :-/
Modern file systems (unless they have bugs) should be as robust as databases when it comes to transactions and recovery from sudden power failures. ie: data is either written or not. There's no corruption.
If data does get lost or corrupted, you can be sure it's the result of some bug, or lack of transactions---which doesn't fall under the category of ``system cannot be built to not lose data''.
You can't make a system that will not lose data, you can only make a system that knows the last save point of 100% integrity.
How does one define `lose data'?
If something is -in- the database (committed), then it will not get lost, no matter how abruptly you pull the plug on the box.
Similarly, unless it's committed, you can't consider it to be -in- the database---so, it's not something that you can lose (as it's not in the database).
If by losing data they mean stuff that's partly in the database while it crashes, then... d0h, the source of the data should be responsible for maintaining a copy before it gets a commitment confirmation.
Ie: you can (and many do) build reliable systems that will not lose data no matter what.
in parts of the country, there are more jobs than people and IT companies are very desperate to hire someone, anyone,
Welcome to dot-com all over again. Enjoy it while it lasts, 'cause it won't for long.
It happened before. It will happen again. I hardly believed it myself when I literally couldn't find wr0k after dot-com bubble.
And there was plenty of ``revolution is in full steam right now'' evidence---yet businesses just stopped spending money on things `maybe profitable eventually', and started worrying about `profitable right now'.
Most corps already have enough IT to efficiently run their core business. They really don't need anything new---they could easily stop new IT spending for 3-5 years without harm to their business, and with current economic climate, it might just be what they'll do by 2009.
Shawshank Redemption?
I second that. Also thanks to Borland :-)
Though I generally go for grayer white and darker blue.
I'd imagine heavy stuff on the moon likely settled very deep under the surface as it cooled.
There's likely quite a bit of these rare materials on earth as well, there's just little of them in reachable places (such as the earth's crust).
An asteroid is small enough that materials would be all over its surface (as opposed to settling somewhere near the center---and even then, they're small enough to simply drill through).
What's not to like?
Folks who are bad at programming generally don't understand basic concepts (after all, programming isn't difficult for anyone who understands what's going). You're right about them being more well rounded in CS domain than MBA though.
WEP/WPA cracking is where it stops being legal.
But why? Would it be legal if they used ROT13? My opinion is that if they don't want it used, they shouldn't be sending these signals through my brain---irrelevant of encryption. Any encryption used for things that literally travel through my brain are fair game to be b0rken.
Why can private schools simply ignore it and continue a policy of pushing gifted pupils? Because they don't care about pennies from the state, they care about big bucks from mom and dad.
That's in theory. Reality is that private schools don't want to -lose- students (this is more true of higher education, I guess). ie: if a student is not performing to expectations (ie: grading wise), the student/parent, etc., may decide that expensive private school isn't a good fit.
Cold fusion isn't very useful even if it's true, ie: if it releases a lot of energy, it cannot be ``cold'' (unless this ``cold'' is in the same temperature ballpark as nuclear fission); if it really is ``cold'', then it doesn't release much energy to be useful.
Any counter argument will have to indirectly argue that customs agents don't have to keep illegal data out of the country.
How about: if there's a way to get the same data into the country via the Internet (by encrypting, ftp-ing, and wiping the drive before crossing border), then there's no real -point- to waste money in searching said things---as no ``real criminal'' would be caught.
The brain is a wonderful machine. A large chunk of it can be seriously damaged, yet the whole can still work without major trouble.
The future computers/robots better keep on functioning when 40% of their brain is destroyed (with a sledge hammer from rioting humans).
but now Microsoft only has 1 target. yahoo has just about admitted that google has won the search business.
I've had that too, and from my experience, it's the adjustments. tweak the chair so that there's no pressure on the leg (usually lowering it just a bit helps quite a lot).
Maybe they're just getting those random connects on their SSH port with fake passwords (something everyone with SSH server gets), and the government security scare monkey publicizes that someone is `hacking' them (and they need to hire more security experts and an expensive package to beef up their IT defense). Wouldn't be the first time some ignorant `specialist' blew something out of proportion for their own benefit. How the heck do they define `hacking' anyway? No hacker would ever refer to themselves as a hacker---so by definition, any self admitted hackers out there aren't.
But then we wouldn't have funny films like Airplane, where the passenger gets to fly an airplane.
...and they'll finally find life, and liquid water outside of our planet.
Because IP is the root cause of every other problem facing America today. War, economic problems, drug abuse, poor education, poor healthcare, etc., all caused by people downloading stuff!
terrorism and drug abuse are the result of a much bigger issue: IP. we need to fight the root cause!
Soap isn't an issue. There are plenty of things that kill bacteria---but those things usually also kill humans. Soap doesn't need to be selective---no penicillin in soap, just chemicals that kill anything living. The trick is to have things that kill bacteria without doing harm to humans...
It's making everyone -seem- smart ('cause they quickly dig up all those facts!). It's not helping the information interpretation skills.